Words that rhyme with benedictory

• alimentary 0
  adj 1: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive]
• baptistery 0
  n 1: bowl for baptismal water [syn: baptismal font, baptistry, baptistery, font]
• blistery 0
  adj 1: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" [syn: blistering, blistery] 2: covered with small blisters [syn: blebby, blistery]
• blurry 0
  adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy]
• blustery 0
  adj 1: blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: blustering(a), blusterous, blustery] 2: noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: blustery, bullying]
• burry 0
  adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]
• calefactory 0
  adj 1: serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory" [syn: calefactory, calefactive]
• clerestory 0
  n 1: part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light [syn: clerestory, clearstory]
• commentary 0
  n 1: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" [syn: comment, commentary]
• complementary 0
  adj 1: of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other; "`male' and `female' are complementary terms" 2: acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) [syn: complemental, complementary, completing] n 1: either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries" [syn: complementary color, complementary]
• complimentary 0
  adj 1: conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark" [ant: uncomplimentary] 2: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" [syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous]
• consistory 0
  n 1: a church tribunal or governing body
• contradictory 0
  adj 1: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms" 2: that confounds or contradicts or confuses [syn: confounding, contradictory] 3: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: at odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory] 4: unable to be both true at the same time [syn: contradictory, mutually exclusive] n 1: two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
• crockery 0
  n 1: tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively [syn: crockery, dishware]
• curry 0
  n 1: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice v 1: season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking 2: treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather" 3: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: dress, groom, curry]
• cursory 0
  adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory]
• cutlery 0
  n 1: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: cutter, cutlery, cutting tool] 2: tableware implements for cutting and eating food [syn: cutlery, eating utensil]
• daiquiri 0
  n 1: a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice [syn: daiquiri, rum cocktail]
• delivery 0
  n 1: the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" [syn: delivery, bringing] 2: the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery" 3: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" [syn: manner of speaking, speech, delivery] 4: the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another [syn: delivery, livery, legal transfer] 5: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter [syn: pitch, delivery] 6: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving] 7: the act of delivering a child [syn: delivery, obstetrical delivery]
• delusory 0
  adj 1: causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure" [syn: deceptive, delusory]
• demagoguery 0
  n 1: impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace [syn: demagoguery, demagogy]
• derisory 0
  adj 1: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous]
• diary 0
  n 1: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations [syn: diary, journal] 2: a personal journal (as a physical object)
• directory 0
  n 1: an alphabetical list of names and addresses 2: (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
• discovery 0
  n 1: the act of discovering something [syn: discovery, find, uncovering] 2: something that is discovered 3: a productive insight [syn: discovery, breakthrough, find] 4: (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
• dispensary 0
  n 1: clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
• dissatisfactory 0
  adj 1: not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" [syn: disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying]
• documentary 0
  adj 1: relating to or consisting of or derived from documents [syn: documentary, documental] 2: emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art" [syn: objective, documentary] n 1: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event [syn: documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment]
• dysentery 0
  n 1: an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
• effrontery 0
  n 1: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption]
• elementary 0
  adj 1: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" [syn: elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic] 2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers" 3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental, primary]
• factory 0
  n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory]
• flurry 0
  n 1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir] 2: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn: flurry, snow flurry] v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner 2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]
• history 0
  n 1: the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history" 2: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: history, account, chronicle, story] 3: the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" 4: the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history" 5: all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"
• hurry 0
  n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: hurry, haste] 2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation] 3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, hurry, rush, rushing] v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip] 2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate] 3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: rush, hurry] [ant: delay, detain, hold up]
• introductory 0
  adj 1: serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks" 2: serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" [syn: basic, introductory] 3: serving as an introduction or preface [syn: introductory, prefatorial, prefatory]
• inventory 0
  n 1: a detailed list of all the items in stock [syn: inventory, stock list] 2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" [syn: stock, inventory] 3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods 4: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" [syn: armory, armoury, inventory] 5: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month" [syn: inventory, inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking] v 1: make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" [syn: inventory, take stock, stock-take]
• involuntary 0
  adj 1: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy [syn: involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary] [ant: voluntary] 2: controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start" [ant: voluntary]
• manufactory 0
  n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory]
• mastery 0
  n 1: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: command, control, mastery] 2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: domination, mastery, supremacy] 3: the act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: mastery, subordination]
• mesentery 0
  n 1: a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
• momentary 0
  adj 1: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]
• monastery 0
  n 1: the residence of a religious community
• mystery 0
  n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book] 2: a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie [syn: mystery, mystery story, whodunit]
• olfactory 0
  adj 1: of or relating to olfaction [syn: olfactory, olfactive]
• parliamentary 0
  adj 1: relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body" 2: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government" 3: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"
• perfunctory 0
  adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory] 2: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" [syn: pro forma, perfunctory]
• phylactery 0
  n 1: (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer [syn: phylactery, tefillin]
• prehistory 0
  n 1: the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word [syn: prehistory, prehistoric culture]
• promontory 0
  n 1: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: promontory, headland, head, foreland]
• psaltery 0
  n 1: an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
• rectory 0
  n 1: an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage, vicarage, rectory]
• refectory 0
  n 1: a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
• refractory 0
  adj 1: not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" [syn: refractory, stubborn] 2: temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber" 3: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" [syn: fractious, refractory, recalcitrant] n 1: lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace [syn: furnace lining, refractory]
• rudimentary 0
  adj 1: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: fundamental, rudimentary, underlying] 2: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans" 3: not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" [syn: vestigial, rudimentary]
• satisfactory 0
  adj 1: giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" [ant: unsatisfactory] 2: meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" [syn: satisfactory, acceptable]
• scurry 0
  n 1: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper, scramble, scurry] v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle]
• sectary 0
  n 1: a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" [syn: sectarian, sectary, sectarist]
• sedentary 0
  adj 1: requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
• sedimentary 0
  adj 1: resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; "sedimentary deposits" 2: produced by the action of water [syn: aqueous, sedimentary] [ant: eruptive, igneous]
• slurry 0
  n 1: a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water
• splintery 0
  adj 1: subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces 2: resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards" [syn: splintery, slivery]
• supplementary 0
  adj 1: functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary] 2: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes" [syn: supplementary, supplemental]
• surrey 0
  n 1: a county in southeastern England on the Thames 2: a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
• testamentary 0
  adj 1: of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
• trajectory 0
  n 1: the path followed by an object moving through space [syn: trajectory, flight]
• uncomplimentary 0
  adj 1: showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress" [syn: unflattering, uncomplimentary] [ant: flattering] 2: tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage [ant: complimentary]
• unsatisfactory 0
  adj 1: not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" [ant: satisfactory]
• upholstery 0
  n 1: covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture 2: the craft of upholstering
• valedictory 0
  adj 1: of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture" 2: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address" n 1: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) [syn: valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory]
• victory 0
  n 1: a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: victory, triumph] [ant: defeat, licking]
• voluntary 0
  adj 1: of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" [ant: involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary] 2: controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles" [ant: involuntary] n 1: (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary] [ant: conscript, draftee, inductee] 2: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
• worry 0
  n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation] 2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: worry, trouble] v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" 2: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: worry, care] 3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: worry, vex] [ant: assure, reassure] 4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy, worry] 5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone" 6: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
• wintery 0
  adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: wintry, wintery] [ant: autumnal, summery, vernal]
• filamentary 0
• interdictory 0
• interjectory 0
• currie 0
• flury 0
• murrey 0
• demery 0
• demory 0
• macmurray 0
• margory 0
• mccurry 0
• mcmurrey 0
• mcmurry 0
• insectary 0
• phalanstery 0
• segmentary 0
• ligamentary 0
• maledictory 0
• bistoury 0
• ethnohistory 0
• enactory 0
• printery 0

See also benedictory definition and benedictory synonyms