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
I fling on my coat, forgetting even the waistcoat, nothing on my feet but slippers; and say to him'—And he, alas, answers mere negatory incoherences, panic interjections.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
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
It is impossible to imagine nature providing penalties for violation of her laws, and then furnishing remedies to make those penalties negatory.
From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell
For example, he should never be content with mere aggressive and negatory criticism of the page before him.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 1: On Popular Culture by John Morley
