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condemnatory

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


ADJECTIVE
incriminating
Synonyms


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This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

The sheer amount of time devoted to this segment is itself a condemnatory statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024

More condemnatory letters, with many signatures, were issued.

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

As the Commons got underway at 11:30 BST, Speaker John Bercow remembers the opposition being "cock-a-hoop, celebratory and condemnatory of a government that had lost the court case".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2020

But there was nothing malicious or condemnatory in it.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin


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