Crossword clues for negatory
negatory
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Negatory
Negatory \Neg"a*to*ry\, a. [L. negatorius: cf. F. n['e]gatorie.]
Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative.
--Carlyle.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
negatory
"expressing negation," 1570s, from Middle French negatoire or directly from Medieval Latin negatorius "negative," from Latin negatus, past participle of negare "deny, say no, to refuse" (see deny). In the sense "no" it is U.S. Air Force slang from the early 1950s.
Wiktionary
negatory
a. negative, negating. adv. (context military English) no.
Usage examples of "negatory".
In a little under sixteen weeks they tried corticosteroids, L-aspiraginase, cytosine arabinoside, massive irradiation, and mercrystate crystals, with no more success than they'd expected, which was none and negatory.