escalatory

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English

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Etymology

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From escalate +‎ -ory.

Adjective

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escalatory (not comparable)

  1. Involving or relating to escalation.
    • 1998, Paul Francis Diehl, The Dynamics of Enduring Rivalries, page 105:
      The pattern of gradually increasing severity fits with the general image of an escalatory conflict model.
    • 2023 May 28, Roula Khalaf, “Lunch with the FT: Jeremy Fleming”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
      Is there an escalatory ladder in cyber, the same as with weapons of mass destruction?
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