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interlocutory

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ləˈkjuːtəɹi/

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation.

    [A]s he passed through the crowded anterooms . . . never did Leicester return the general greeting with such ready and condescending courtesy. . . . For all the favourite Earl had a bow and smile at least, and often a kind word. . . . A few of Leicester's interlocutory sentences ran as follows:— "Poynings, good morrow; and how does your wife and fair daughter? . . ."

    The 13-week stint Hall did on Fox Broadcasting's "The Late Show" last fall proved the impact of his interlocutory style.

  2. Interjected into something spoken.
  3. Expressed during a legal action that awaits final decision.
  4. Of or pertaining to legal action that is temporary or provisional.

noun

  1. A person engaged in a conversation, an interlocutor.

    Lady Britomart is . . . well mannered and yet appallingly outspoken and indifferent to the opinion of her interlocutory.

  2. Interpolated discussion or dialogue.