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Condemnatory

Condemning; containing or imposing condemnation or censure; as, a condemnatory sentence or decree.

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Similar meaning 2

Inculpatory 84% connected

Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inculpatory 84% connected

Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Condemn 74% connected

To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Condemn 74% connected

To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Condemning 92% connected

of Condemn

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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