Mutilatory
/ˈmjuː.tɪ.lə.tɔːr.i/noun
Causing, involving, or tending to mutilate.
Did you know?Mutilatory belongs to the same Latin word family as “mutilate,” whose earliest sense involved depriving something of an essential part or limb.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilus
“Maimed, mutilated, or deprived of an essential part”
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilāre
“To maim, mutilate, or strip away a necessary part”
Late Latin
Latin
mutilātōrius
“Maiming or serving to mutilate”
16th Century
English
mutilate
“To deprive of a limb or essential part; to disfigure”
19th Century
English
mutilatory
“Causing or tending to mutilate”
Modern English
English
mutilatory
“Involving or causing severe physical disfigurement”
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