prognosticatory

English

Etymology

From prognosticate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkətəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɑɡˈnɑstɪkətɔɹi/

Adjective

prognosticatory (comparative more prognosticatory, superlative most prognosticatory)

1. That prognosticates or makes predictions about the future; predictive. [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: prognosticant

   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 339:

     Most of the almanac-makers had gone over to Copernicanism by this time, but it made no difference to their prognosticatory activities.