damnatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of damnatory
1675–85; < Latin damnātōrius, equivalent to damnā ( re ) ( see damn) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Hans was both annoyed and surprised as time passed on and the "cakes succulent but damnatory" were not forthcoming from Gottlieb's oven.
From A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 by Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas)
The work of ingenuity in question turned out to be a decree of excommunication, certainly a very ponderous and damnatory one, compiled by Ernulphus, a learned bishop of Rochester.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian
And with this damnatory estimate of the light-hearted, easy-natured Adderley Twining, Grog banged the door and departed.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
It is not necessarily destructive of the most charming theories, but it is very definite and damnatory as to facts.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 by Various
He at once incriminated himself, and was soon induced to bring damnatory accusations against his friends.
From The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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