Condemning
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 condemnation countable, uncountable
"Thy Servant knew that she was beloved of thee, and that she lay in thy bosome from a child, and there she might have lived without the condemnings or reproaches of men, or of this Generation […]"
- 1 present participle and gerund of condemn form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Synonym of condemnatory.
"Of course, the mites of sympathy, of friendly feelings towards Denmark which are mingled with your condemning judgments, are withheld by the German papers; but, seriously speaking, I cannot see that they do anything but render your concluding sentences the more condemning."
- 1 containing or imposing condemnation or censure wordnet
Example
More examples"The good fairy who had saved her life by condemning her to sleep a hundred years was in the kingdom of Matakin, twelve thousand leagues off, when this accident befell the Princess; but she was instantly informed of it by a little dwarf, who had seven-leagued boots, that is, boots with which he could stride over seven leagues of ground at once."
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