manipulatory

M3A1N1I1P3U1L1A1T1O1R1Y4

adjective

Of or pertaining to manipulation.

“manipulatory approach”

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivemanipulatory (comparative more manipulatory, superlative most manipulatory)

comparative more manipulatory · superlative most manipulatory

  1. Of or pertaining to manipulation.

    manipulatory approach

    1 more example

    manipulatory exploration

Origin

From manipulate + -ory.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

manipulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manipulatory

MLA

“manipulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manipulatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manipulatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manipulatory.

Source: manipulatory on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.