disclamatory

adjective

dis·​clam·​a·​to·​ry

də̇ˈsklaməˌtōrē

: having the character of a disclaimer

his lordship waved a disclamatory hand

—Max Peacock

a shocked and most disclamatory tone

—Charles Reade

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin disclamatus + English -ory

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