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condemnatory
[kuhn-dem-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
condemnatory
/ ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪtərɪ, -trɪ, kənˈdɛmnətərɪ /
adjective
expressing strong disapproval or censure
Other Word Forms
- self-condemnatory adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of condemnatory1
Example Sentences
This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.
Newspaper columnists condemned Wodehouse as a “Quisling,” libraries took his books off their shelves, there were condemnatory speeches in Parliament.
The sheer amount of time devoted to this segment is itself a condemnatory statement.
It has stopped vetoing condemnatory resolutions at the United Nations.
The reaction from Iranian officials to Friday’s round of strikes was condemnatory but not inflammatory.
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