damnatory

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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

Very damnatory correspondence had been given to the world, but it was not in such a shape that the House could possibly regard it as free from suspicion.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles

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)

I shall never quite get over the baneful effect of those damnatory fulminations.

From Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. by Hill, J. Arthur

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