Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conclusory

/kənˈkluzɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: con-clu-so-ry
IPA: /kənˈkluzɔɹi/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.

adj

Serving as or relating to a conclusion; concluding, postfatory.

adj

Conclusive; causing a definitive conclusion.

Example Sentences

"These claims are conclusory and unsupported by any specific allegations, let alone evidence."
"[…] to this purpoſe they cited the examples of Jacob and Eſau, and the ſimilitude of the potter Rom. 9, and the concluſory words of the Apoſtle there, and 1. Cor. 3:5, & 4, 7, & 2. Tim.2: 19, &c."
"Finally, the conclusory section contains useful comments about the exploited learning tools and their results, whilst promising points are posed."

Etymology

From the stem of conclusive + -ory; first attested in 1662.

Origin

First known use: first attested in 1662

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ory

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈkluzɔɹi/
British English: /kənˈkluːzəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more conclusory (comparative) most conclusory (superlative)

Derived Forms

conclusorily nonconclusory

Questions

How do you pronounce conclusory?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈkluzɔɹi/.
What does conclusory mean?: Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.
Where does conclusory come from?: First known use: first attested in 1662.

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