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condemnatory

[ kuhn-dem-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. serving to condemn.


condemnatory

/ ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪtərɪ; -trɪ; kənˈdɛmnətərɪ /

adjective

  1. expressing strong disapproval or censure
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Other Word Forms

  • -Dz·n·ٴr adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of condemnatory1

First recorded in 1555–65; condemnat(ion) + -ory 1
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Newspaper columnists condemned Wodehouse as a “Quisling,” libraries took his books off their shelves, there were condemnatory speeches in Parliament.

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The sheer amount of time devoted to this segment is itself a condemnatory statement.

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It has stopped vetoing condemnatory resolutions at the United Nations.

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The reaction from Iranian officials to Friday’s round of strikes was condemnatory but not inflammatory.

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Gross does, sharing a story summed up in vaguely admiring terms that are also condemnatory.

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