Accusatory

//əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

    "This conclusion will certainly be strengthened by reading the accusatory speech composed by Deinarchus […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    containing or expressing accusation wordnet

Synonyms

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accusativeaccusingaccusivecensoriouscondemnatoryinculpatory

Example

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""Everyone knows who the culprit is", said he, in an accusatory tone."

Etymology

From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūsātōrius. By surface analysis, accuse + -atory.

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