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condemnatory

American  
[kuhn-dem-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kənˈdɛm nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

  1. serving to condemn.

condemnatory British  
/ ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪtərɪ, -trɪ, kənˈdɛmnətərɪ /

adjective

  1. expressing strong disapproval or censure

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Other Word Forms

  • self-condemnatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of condemnatory

First recorded in 1555–65; condemnat(ion) + -ory 1

Example Sentences

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More condemnatory letters, with many signatures, were issued.

From Slate • May 14, 2024

It has stopped vetoing condemnatory resolutions at the United Nations.

From BBC • May 8, 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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