Meanings
comparative more denunciatory · superlative most denunciatory
- Tending to denounce.
He was, at least nowadays, never severe or denunciatory; but sometimes in telling an anecdote he dropped such an expression as "the rascal said to me," or such an epithet as "the vulgar dog."
1889–1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse […], volume (please specify the page), Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecontaining warning of punishment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German denunziatorisch
- denunziatorischtending to denounce
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