Meanings
adverbaccusatorily (comparative more accusatorily, superlative most accusatorily)
comparative more accusatorily · superlative most accusatorily
- In an accusatory way.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Italic*kaussā
- Old Latincaussa
- Latincausa
- Latinaccūsō
- Latinaccūsātor
- Latinaccūsātōrius
- Middle Frenchaccusatorie
- Latinaccūsātōrius
- Middle Englishaccusatorie
- Englishaccusatory
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishaccusatorily
From accusatory + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese acusatoriamente, acusadoramente
- acusatoriamentein an accusatory way
- acusadoramentein an accusatory way
Russian обвиня́юще, обвини́тельно
- обвиня́юще (obvinjájušče)in an accusatory way
- обвини́тельно (obvinítelʹno)in an accusatory way
Cite this entry
APA
accusatorily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusatorily
MLA
“accusatorily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusatorily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accusatorily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusatorily.
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