ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Inflatory

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Inflatory is an adjective meaning (rare) Relating to, or causing, inflation; inflationary.

Meaning

(rare) Relating to, or causing, inflation; inflationary.

Example Sentences

[…] work conducted in the »science of metaphor« is presently so huge that an extra attempt to spell out another theory of metaphor may have an inflatory effect […]
A contributory circumstance lay in the fact that the monetary situation was constantly inflatory: the quantity of money in circulation far surpassed the total value of the goods available in the stores.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inflammatory, inflammational, deflationary, reflationary, inflammative, inflamed.

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