condemning en · ADJ
Meanings
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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.
1864, Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga, The Invasion of Denmark in 1864 - Volume 1, page 383:Ironic remarks were considered more condemning than literal remarks, and direct remarks were considered more condemning than indirect ones, but these effects were independent and did not influence one another.
2007, Raymond W. Gibbs, Herbert L. Colston, Irony in Language and Thought, page 331:Ah, my Brethren, that is a very condemning thing, to sin against a tender conscience.
1871, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 16: 1870, page 138:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more condemning | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most condemning | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncondemning · noncondemning · condemningly
Synonyms
condemnatory · disapprobatory · reprehensory · damnatory · reprehensive · improbatory · disapproving · disapprobatory · disapproving · improbatory · condemnatory · censorious · condemning