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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So while Mr. Lane hunted adjectives, and ran sad-sounding and damnatory substantives to earth, Eustace hugged himself, and secretly chuckled over his pilgrim's progress towards the pages of Vanity Fair.
From The Folly Of Eustace 1896 by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Nevertheless, its contents were discussed pretty widely, and were said to be of a nature very damnatory to Algernon Errington's character.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
Then with a damnatory waving-away of the offensive drawing he sauntered off to put his stuff in his locker.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon
She gave her damnatory evidence neatly, and clearly, and with a seeming candor and regret, that disarmed suspicion.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various
Our own code has so far relaxed that this circumstance shall not be damnatory.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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