negatory
Example Sentences
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A quiet smile with a negatory shake of the head was the only answer.
From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various
Commissioners arch their eyebrows, with negatory sniff: who is this young gentleman with more wit than we all?
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
I sometimes dream of a better world, where pipe, pouch, and matches all keep together instead of being mutually negatory.
From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
And, in these current weeks, in Soltikof's audience-room, if anybody were curious about it, we could present a very lively solicitation going on, with answers very gruff and negatory.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Thomas Carlyle
Dane made a negatory gesture, but Ormond anticipated his answer.
From The League of the Leopard by Harold Bindloss
