Volitary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Volitary is an adjective meaning (rare) Pertaining to flight.
Meaning
(rare) Pertaining to flight.
Example Sentences
a vain thought […] is such a fleeting and volitary thing […]
Many of these petrifactions had been the ossified parts of birds, that are at present (as far as is known) extinct in these islands, whose probable tameness, or want of volitary powers, caused them to be early extirpated by a people, driven by both hunger and superstition (either reason is quite sufficient in its way) to rid themselves of their presence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include volitorial, aviatorial, voluntary, fugal, volitational, volitive.
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