DAMNATORY

damnatory, damning

(adjective) threatening with damnation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

damnatory (not comparable)

Containing a sentence of condemnation.

Anagrams

• mandatory

Source: Wiktionary


Dam"na*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. damnatorius, fr. damnator a condemner.]

Definition: Doo "Damnatory invectives." Hallam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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