Meanings
adjectivedenunciative (comparative more denunciative, superlative most denunciative)
comparative more denunciative · superlative most denunciative
- denunciatory
a hard and denunciative dogmatism
1874, Frederic Farrar, Life of Christ
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecontaining warning of punishment
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Origin
- Latindenuntiativus
- Englishdenunciative
Latin denuntiativus. By surface analysis, denunciate + -ive.
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APA
denunciative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denunciative
MLA
“denunciative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denunciative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denunciative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denunciative.
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