- expiscatory
- ex·pis·ca·to·ry
English syllables. 2014.
expiscatory
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Expiscatory — Ex*pis ca*to*ry, a. Tending to fish out; searching out [R.] Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expiscatory — ekˈspiskəˌtōri adjective chiefly Scotland : tending to expiscate : searching … Useful english dictionary
expiscate — expiscation, n. expiscatory /ek spis keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /ek speuh skayt , ek spis kayt/, v.t., expiscated, expiscating. Chiefly Scot. to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination. [1605 15; … Universalium
expiscate — v.t. fish or search out. ♦ expiscation, ♦ expiscator, n. ♦ expiscatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
