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neg⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [neg-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
marked by negation; denying; negative.
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Origin:
1570–80; < LL negātōrius. See negate, -tory 1
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negatory

  1. mod.
    no; negative. Q: Are you going to leave now? A: Negatory. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

negatory  (adj.)
"expressing negation," 1580, from M.Fr. negatoire, from M.L. negatorius "negative," from L. negatus (see negation). In the sense "no" it is U.S. Air Force slang from the early 1950s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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