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There are 18 words containing GATORY

CASTIGATORY	• castigatory adj. Serving or tending to castigate. • castigatory n. (Obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket. • CASTIGATORY adj. tending to castigate.
COMPURGATORY	• compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths.
DEROGATORY	• derogatory adj. Disparaging. • derogatory adj. (Usually with to) Tending to derogate… • derogatory adj. (Law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
DISOBLIGATORY	• disobligatory adj. (Obsolete) Releasing from obligation. • DISOBLIGATORY adj. releasing from disobligation.
EXPURGATORY	• expurgatory adj. Serving to expurgate. • EXPURGATORY adj. tending to expurgate or purify, also EXPURGATORIAL.
FUMIGATORY	• fumigatory adj. Having the quality of purifying by smoke. • FUMIGATORY adj. having the quality of purifying by smoke.
FUSTIGATORY	• FUSTIGATORY adj. relating to fustigation, beating with a club.
INDAGATORY	• indagatory adj. Indagative. • INDAGATORY adj. investigative, also INDAGATIVE.
INTERROGATORY	• interrogatory n. (Law) A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule. • interrogatory n. A question; an interrogation. • interrogatory adj. Serving to interrogate; questioning.
INVESTIGATORY	• investigatory adj. Aimed at investigating; investigative. • INVESTIGATORY adj. of the nature of investigation.
MITIGATORY	• mitigatory adj. Reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable. • MITIGATORY adj. tending to mitigate.
NEGATORY	• negatory adj. Negative, negating. • negatory n. (Military, CB slang) No. • NEGATORY adj. expressing denial.
NUGATORY	• nugatory adj. Trivial, trifling or of little importance. • nugatory adj. Ineffective, invalid or futile. • nugatory adj. (Law) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
OBJURGATORY	• objurgatory adj. Strongly rebuking or scolding. • OBJURGATORY adj. chiding, scolding, also OBJURGATIVE.
OBLIGATORY	• obligatory adj. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory. • obligatory adj. Requiring a matter or obligation. • OBLIGATORY adj. binding in law or conscience.
PURGATORY	• purgatory n. (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory. • purgatory n. Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption. • purgatory adj. Tending to cleanse; expiatory.
ROGATORY	• rogatory adj. (Law) Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court. • ROGATORY adj. requesting information.
SUPEREROGATORY	• supererogatory adj. Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in… • SUPEREROGATORY adj. going beyond the call of duty; superfluous.

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