refutatory

English

Etymology

Latin refutatorius: compare French réfutatoire.

Adjective

refutatory (comparative more refutatory, superlative most refutatory)

1. Tending to refute.

   refutatory discoure

   refutatory evidence

   refutatory speech

References

• “refutatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.