tintinnabulatory

adjective

Such as to cause tintinnabulation, or ringing in the ears

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Meanings

adjectivetintinnabulatory (comparative more tintinnabulatory, superlative most tintinnabulatory)

comparative more tintinnabulatory · superlative most tintinnabulatory

  1. Such as to cause tintinnabulation, or ringing in the ears

    I could say as much of the tintinnabulatory echoes from some score of bells.

    1832 October 1, “Letter from Miss Boadicea Bluebottle to Her Cousin in the Country”, in The New-England Magazine, page 339

Origin

From tintinnabulation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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