escalatory

English

Etymology

escalate +‎ -ory

Adjective

escalatory (not comparable)

1. Involving or relating to escalation.
   • 1998, Paul Francis Diehl, The Dynamics of Enduring Rivalries, page 105:

     The pattern of gradually increasing severity fits with the general image of an escalatory conflict model.

   • 2023 May 28, Roula Khalaf, “Lunch with the FT: Jeremy Fleming”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:

     Is there an escalatory ladder in cyber, the same as with weapons of mass destruction?

Related terms

• de-escalatory