| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled.[Websters]
2. Serving to determine; critical.[Websters] 3. Being authoritative, overbearing, exigent or imperious. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb decretorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (decretorily) | 1. In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree.[Websters]. 2. In a decisive, deterministic, strong-minded or purposeful manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective decretory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DECRETORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Decretory \Dec"re*to*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DECRETORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Judicial; definitive; established by a decree. The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (rare or obsolete) Pertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement. 1658: If in the decretory term of the world we shall not all dye but be changed, according to received translation, the last day will make but few graves — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 50). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
