benedictory.

Giving or expressing a blessing or benevolent good wishes.

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Words that belong together

• a benedictory gesture
• a benedictory prayer

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The elder raised a hand in a benedictory gesture as they left.

Her final line was benedictory rather than apologetic.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Relational, temporal, or authenticity adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative usually not needed. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.