adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tə.ɹi/
/ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tɹi/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to administration or execution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Yet to be completed; not fully executed, performed or carried out; lacking in execution, unfulfilled; so, yet to take effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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History
Etymology
From Middle English executory, from Latin execūtōrius. By surface analysis, execute + -ory.