prognosticatory
English edit
Etymology edit
From prognosticate + -ory.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkətəɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑɡˈnɑstɪkətɔɹi/
Adjective edit
prognosticatory (comparative more prognosticatory, superlative most prognosticatory)
- That prognosticates or makes predictions about the future; predictive. [from 17th c.]
- Synonym: prognosticant
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 339:
- Most of the almanac-makers had gone over to Copernicanism by this time, but it made no difference to their prognosticatory activities.