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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

More condemnatory letters, with many signatures, were issued.

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

It has stopped vetoing condemnatory resolutions at the United Nations.

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

Ms. Gilman takes pains to capture his complexity in a memoir that’s neither condemnatory nor exculpatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023

But there was nothing malicious or condemnatory in it.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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