condemnatory
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of condemnatory
First recorded in 1555–65; condemnat(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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The sheer amount of time devoted to this segment is itself a condemnatory statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
More condemnatory letters, with many signatures, were issued.
From Slate ● May 14, 2024
Gross does, sharing a story summed up in vaguely admiring terms that are also condemnatory.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
As the Commons got underway at 11:30 BST, Speaker John Bercow remembers the opposition being "cock-a-hoop, celebratory and condemnatory of a government that had lost the court case".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2020
But there was nothing malicious or condemnatory in it.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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