accusatory

English

Etymology

From accuse + -atory, or borrowed from Latin accūsātōrius.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ə.ˈkju.zə.ˌtɔɹ.i/

Adjective

accusatory (comparative more accusatory, superlative most accusatory)

  1. pertaining to, or containing, an accusation [from the early 17th c.]
    • George Grote
      This conclusion will certainly be strengthened by reading the accusatory speech composed by Deinarchus []

Translations

Further reading

  • accusatory at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • accusatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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