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Consummative vs Consummatory - What's the difference?

consummative | consummatory |

As adjectives the difference between consummative and consummatory

is that consummative is serving to consummate or complete while consummatory is pertaining to consummation; consummative.

consummative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving to consummate or complete.
    • The final, the consummative procedure of philosophy. — Sir W. Hamilton.
    (Webster 1913)

    consummatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to consummation; consummative
  • (biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value