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damnatory

American  
[dam-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdæm nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

  1. conveying, expressing, or causing condemnation; damning. damning.

damnatory British  
/ ˈdæmnətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

  1. threatening or occasioning condemnation

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Etymology

Origin of damnatory

1675–85; < Latin damnātōrius, equivalent to damnā ( re ) ( damn ) + -tōrius -tory 1

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