Petitionary (Adjective)
Meaning
Of the nature of or expressing a petition; "the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The judge dismissed the petitionary documents as lacking sufficient evidence to support the claims.
- The protest's petitionary tone failed to resonate with the local authorities, leading to no tangible outcome.
- The government announced a new petitionary process for seeking compensation for the victims of the natural disaster.
- The inscription on the ancient stone had a petitionary quality, asking the gods for divine protection.
- The reform movement's petitionary approach to the parliament resulted in minor policy changes.