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Meaning of "potatory" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POTATORY

From Late Latin pōtātōrius concerning drinking, from Latin pōtāre to drink.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POTATORY

ˈpəʊtətərɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Potatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POTATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of potatory in the English dictionary

The definition of potatory in the dictionary is of, relating to, or given to drinking.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POTATORY

auscultatory · cementatory · circumnutatory · citatory · compotatory · consultatory · degustatory · dehortatory · dextrorotatory · excitatory · exhortatory · gustatory · hortatory · invitatory · laevorotatory · mutatory · rotatory · saltatory · salutatory · sternutatory

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTATORY

potassium permanganate · potassium sulphate · potassium-argon dating · potation · potato · potato beetle · potato blight · potato bug · potato cake · potato chip · potato crisp · potato famine · potato flour · potato omelette · potato peeler · potato ring rot · potato salad · potato topping · potato-masher · potbellies

WORDS THAT END LIKE POTATORY

ambulatory · anti-inflammatory · circulatory · conservatory · defamatory · derogatory · directory · discriminatory · explanatory · exploratory · inflammatory · laboratory · mandatory · obligatory · observatory · oscillatory · participatory · predatory · preparatory · regulatory · respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of potatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «potatory» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POTATORY

Find out the translation of potatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of potatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «potatory» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

potatory
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

potatory
570 millions of speakers
en

English

potatory
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

potatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

potatory
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

питейный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

potatory
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

potatory
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

potatory
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Potatori
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

potatory
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

potatory
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

potatory
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Potongan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về khoai tây
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

potatory
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोटॅशियम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

potatory
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

potatory
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

potatory
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

питний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

potatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

potatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drinkbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

potatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

potatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of potatory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POTATORY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of potatory
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about potatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTATORY»

Discover the use of potatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to potatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
Alcoholic over-drinking with mental ebriection Drinkable: potatory Given to drink: potatory 6. Love of drinking, over-drinking (See no. 2., also.): bibacious, bibulous, methomania 7. One who loves drinking: toper, dipsomaniac, methomaniac, ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
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Concise English Dictionary
adj. potatory. [ L. potdtid. -onis — potare, -atum, to drink. ] potato />.□>- orpd-td'td. n. originally the sweet-potato, plant or tuber (see under sweet): now usu. a S. American plant. Solarium tuberosum, widely grown in temperate regions, or its ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
3
The Foreign Quarterly Review
Such at least was formerly the practice ; but it was found that the goblet had a marvellous tendency to increase its dimensions, till at last the emperor's potatory powers were scarcely equal to the task imposed 406 Kohl'i Sketches of St.
‎1842
4
Perpetuum Mobile: Or, A History of the Search for ...
An Improved Mechanism for Producing a Continuous Potatory Motion." My invention consists in certain appliances for causing a wheel to revolve by the action of weights or counterbalances adjusted and acting on the same spindle which ...
Henry Dircks, 1870
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The Metropolitan Magazine
Mr. Percy—holloa! why—what—in the name of Bacchus, Silenus, and all the potatory powers, for whom is all this preparation ? ' Percy. For whom is this reparation? Surely for you and for me. Shall we be outdone by the eathen? When Apicius ...
‎1834
6
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
... not go—there was the brandy: that had been an infringement of all the laws of potatory combination. I felt that l was under observation, and that my character was at stake. I placed the sugar in the spoon. “Quite right,” said, Cap~ sicum.
‎1849
7
Gaii Institutionum Iuris Civilis Commentarii Quarter: Or, ...
... the classical period, for instance, in the versification of Catullus, Martial, and Statius; e.g. Martial, 11, 36 : ' Quincunces et sex cyathos bessesque bibamus, Gaius ut fiat Julius et Proculus ' (i.e. the sextarius of 12 cyathi being the potatory unit, ...
Gaius, 1871
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Cobbett's Weekly Political Register
Join in our animating choral strains, patriotic, potatory, and prurient! in the grand vocal artillery of " three times three ! " Mark, and admire our homage so humbly paid, so graciously received, that humility and condescension exactly neutralize ...
‎1808
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A practical treatise on the manufacture of Portland cement
Potatory Speed of the Stones.. .. .. .. ..28 XV. Grinding the Raw Materials .. .. .. .. .. 29 XVI. Forming the Raw Materials into Bricks .. .. ..30 Machine for Shaping Bricks .. .. .. .. ..31 XVII. Alkali Vat 31 XVin. Filling the Vat 32 XIX. Moulding Bricks and ...
Henry Reid, A. Lipowitz, 1868
10
The Sportsman
... I shall not venture either way to affirm ; certain however it is, that this morning we manifested sundry symptoms of the hesterno vino ; these tokens, however, might possibly have been produced by my winding up my part of the potatory scene ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTATORY»

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A Plea From Couch Potatoes Everywhere: TV Service Providers …
As an expert in "couch potatory," I'm imploring TV service to companies hear me. I LIKE TO SURF THE 'NET AND WATCH TV! I know others do ... «Fast Company, Mar 10»
REFERENCE
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