extenuatory

[ ik-sten-yoo-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. tending to extenuate; characterized by extenuation; extenuating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extenuatory¹

From the Late Latin word extenuātōrius, dating back to 1800–10. See extenuate, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

No discussion was even invited with the German ambassador over the case, and Count von Bernstorff apparently did not want to make his usual extenuatory or defensive pleas.

From Project Gutenberg

And, having given this humorous twist to his argument, he glides off into extenuatory matter.

From Project Gutenberg

Picord, maintains or exemplifies in the collection of his plays,—as, if not actually to sit in judgment on my own performances, still to insinuate some excuse for their faults by extenuatory depositions as to their character and intentions.

From Project Gutenberg

Picord, maintains or exemplifies in the collection of his plays,—as, if not actually to sit in judgment on my own performances, still to insinuate some excuse for their faults by extenuatory depositions as to their character and intentions.

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