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Declinatory means expressing refusal.

It can be used to describe a statement made by someone who has declined something—refused it or turned it down.

The related noun declination can mean a polite refusal, especially in a formal or official situation. Neither declinatory or this sense of declination are commonly used.

Example: I’m sorry to say that his response was declinatory—he politely declined to participate.

The first records of the word declinatory come from around 1670. It ultimately derives from the Latin verb ��ŧ����ī����re, meaning “to slope” or “to bend away.”

People decline things all the time, but the word declinatory is rarely used. Most people find another way to say that a statement expressed a refusal. For this reason, the word sounds very formal, and is often reserved for use in law or other formal contexts.

What are some other forms related to declinatory?

• decline (verb)

What are some words that share a root or word element with declinatory?��

• declination
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What are some words that often get used in discussing declinatory?

• refuse
• refusal
• statement

The term declinatory is formal and rarely used.

I rescind my previously declinatory statement! I. Will. Be. Back. By. Heart your and you. :)

— Michael W. Kennedy, PhD (@JusBeinMichael)

Used the word 'declinatory' in an email. Please send my Pulitzer to my office address.

— Emily (@EmilyUpstairs)

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Is declinatory used correctly in the following sentence?

I just sent a declinatory email to accept the position!