emendatory

adjective

emen·​da·​to·​ry

ēˈmendəˌtōrē,

ə̇ˈ-,

-ȯr-,

-ri

: of or relating to emendation : corrective

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin emendatorius, from emendatus + -orius -ory

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