What does precatory mean?
Precatory means Expressing a wish..
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/ˈpɹɛ.kə.tə.ɹi/ · adjective
Expressing a wish..
December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard.
precatory words in a will
Use precatory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Precatory means Expressing a wish..
Common synonyms include precative, supplicatory, aspirational, beseeching.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard.
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