terminatory

[ tur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or forming the extremity or boundary; terminal; terminating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terminatory¹

First recorded in 1750–60; terminate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

The coast has a singular configuration beyond the Morro de Tigua, the terminatory point of the group of little mountains which rise like islands from the plain.

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