negatory

Example Sentences

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And, in these current weeks, in Soltikof's audience-room, if anybody were curious about it, we could present a very lively solicitation going on, with answers very gruff and negatory.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Carlyle, Thomas

A quiet smile with a negatory shake of the head was the only answer.

From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various

Dane made a negatory gesture, but Ormond anticipated his answer.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold

I fling on my coat, forgetting even the waistcoat, nothing on my feet but slippers; and say to him'—And he, alas, answers mere negatory incoherences, panic interjections.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

I sometimes dream of a better world, where pipe, pouch, and matches all keep together instead of being mutually negatory.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)