condemnatory
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of condemnatory
First recorded in 1555–65; condemnat(ion) + -ory 1
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More condemnatory letters, with many signatures, were issued.
From Slate ● May 14, 2024
The reaction from Iranian officials to Friday’s round of strikes was condemnatory but not inflammatory.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Gross does, sharing a story summed up in vaguely admiring terms that are also condemnatory.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
Ms. Gilman takes pains to capture his complexity in a memoir that’s neither condemnatory nor exculpatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
But there was nothing malicious or condemnatory in it.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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