condemnable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p-der. Proto-Indo-European *dh₂pnóm Proto-Italic *dapnom Latin damnum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin damnō Latin condemnō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin condemnārebor. Old French condamnerbor. Middle English condempnen English condemn Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English condemnable From condemn + -able.
Meanings
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Deserving of condemnation.
It is not the fault of any creed, but of the complicated nature of human affairs, […] that hardly any kind of action can safely be laid down as either always obligatory or always condemnable.
1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism:He’s got the one issue that’s utterly condemnable, but he was really quite open.
2009 January 24, Charles Mcgrath, “Surveying the Outer Reaches of Lust”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more condemnable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most condemnable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (17)
nl afkeurenswaardig (deserving of condemnation) · es condenable (deserving of condemnation) · pl godny potępienia (deserving of condemnation) · ca condemnable (deserving of condemnation) · pl naganny (deserving of condemnation) · gv so-gheyrey (deserving of condemnation) · bg осъди́телен (deserving of condemnation) · fr condamnable (deserving of condemnation) · pl zasługujący na potępienie (deserving of condemnation) · gv yn-gheyrey (deserving of condemnation) · nl laakbaar (deserving of condemnation) · it dannabile (deserving of condemnation) · nl veroordeelbaar (deserving of condemnation) · it denunciabile (deserving of condemnation) · pt condenável (deserving of condemnation) · fi tuomittava (deserving of condemnation) · it condannabile (deserving of condemnation)