Damnatory

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing a sentence of condemnation. not-comparable

    "I had cut my knuckles against the pale young gentleman's teeth, and I twisted my imagination into a thousand tangles, as I devised incredible ways of accounting for that damnatory circumstance when I should be haled before the Judges."

Adjective
  1. 1
    threatening with damnation wordnet

Synonyms

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abusiveblackeningblamefulblasphemouscalumniatorycalumnious

Example

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"I had cut my knuckles against the pale young gentleman's teeth, and I twisted my imagination into a thousand tangles, as I devised incredible ways of accounting for that damnatory circumstance when I should be haled before the Judges."

Etymology

From Latin damnatorius, corresponding to damn + -atory.

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