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Meanings of condemnatory in English

Containing or imposing condemnation or censure.

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Usage of condemnatory in English
1
I speak in condemnatory language, because I believe it to be deserved.
Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1
2
It was, I must own, clearly condemnatory of most of the prisoners.
Old Jack
3
But the smile that accompanied this was not condemnatory by any means.
Our Pilots in the Air
4
The ladies had to make an effort to recover their condemnatory judgement.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
5
A roar of condemnatory thought brought all circumambient ether to a boil.
Masters of Space
6
And where was the subject of their condemnatory opinions all this while?
A Laodicean : A Story of To-day
7
From any other Inquisition prison warden, this might have sounded judgmental-evencondemnatory.
The confusion
8
She recognised that the public's attitude towards young, poor girls remained condemnatory.
The Guardian
9
Mr Straw's condemnatory remarks yesterday drew criticism from the Uzbek government.
The Guardian
10
A strong motion was passed at this meeting condemnatory of coercion in Ireland.
The Life Story of an Old Rebel
11
The former shall be idolized, while the latter is regarded with condemnatory repugnance.
The Friendships of Women
12
He is critical and condemnatory where he ought to be sympathetic and helpful.
Essays on Work and Culture
13
He, in turn, saw how white and set her face was, how condemnatory.
The Nine-Tenths
14
Jerry was ill at ease and inclined to be reproachful and even condemnatory.
Cow-Country
15
Now, under Sir Owen's condemnatory gaze, I colored and grew anxious.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
16
He shook his head at her repressively, his whole air magisterial and condemnatory.
Greatheart
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