condemnatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of condemnatory
First recorded in 1555–65; condemnat(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Newspaper columnists condemned Wodehouse as a “Quisling,” libraries took his books off their shelves, there were condemnatory speeches in Parliament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
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
But even he has grown soft, unable to muster more condemnatory language than "mistake" to describe Carlson's lies.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
I have not yet said anything condemnatory of Mr. Rochester’s project of marrying for interest and connections.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
