Extenuatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛksˈtɛnjuət(ə)ɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extenuatory is an adjective meaning Tending to extenuate or palliate.
Meaning
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
Example Sentences
Johnson has spread over Savage's character the varnish, or rather the veil, of stately diction and extenuatory phrases, but cannot prevent the observant reader from seeing that Savage was an ungrateful and insolent profligate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extenuative, aggravative, exacerbatory, enhancive, exacerbative, extensive.
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