promulgatory
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
That proclaims; declaratory.
Example Sentences
- "Their thought and passion create rhythms that shall not disguise, but reveal them in absolute nakedness ; nay, more, that shall set them in the most promulgatory light."
- "2000, Hans Kelsen, The Law of the United Nations: a critical analysis of its fundamental problems, London Institute of World Affairs, It has been pointed out in another chapter of this study that this formula has the same character as the so-called promulgatory clauses used in statutes to testify that the statute has been issued in conformity with the Constitution; and that in treaties promulgatory clauses, that is to say, clauses that declare that the rules laid down in the treaty have been created by an agreement of states, are superfluous."
Etymology
From promulgate + -ory.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more promulgatory (comparative)
most promulgatory (superlative)