deletory

English

Etymology

See delete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈliːtəɹi/
• Homophone: deletery

Noun

deletory (plural deletories)

1. (obsolete) That which blots out.
   • 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery

     confession […] was mostly certainly intended as a deletory of sin

References

• “deletory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “deletory”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.