renunciatory

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adjective

Serving to renounce; rebellious, contrary.

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Meanings

adjectiverenunciatory (comparative more renunciatory, superlative most renunciatory)

comparative more renunciatory · superlative most renunciatory

  1. Serving to renounce; rebellious, contrary.

    Many radicals engage in renunciatory styles of dress and personal behavior.

    1993, Seymour Martin Lipset, Rebellion in the university

Origin

From renunciate + -ory.

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APA

renunciatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renunciatory

MLA

“renunciatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renunciatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renunciatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renunciatory.

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