Meaning

1 senses
  1. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

    anklagend, anklägerisch

    обвини́тельныйobvinítelʹnyj

    containing or expressing accusation

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Gunter was a little bit accusatory.

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  2. Gunter sounded a little bit accusatory.

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  3. "Everyone knows who the culprit is", said he, in an accusatory tone.

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  4. "Everyone knows who the culprit is", said she, in an accusatory tone.

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  5. I hate her accusatory looks.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
pertaining to, or containing, an accusation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pertaining to, or containing, an accusation:

Origin

From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūs

From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūsātōrius. By surface analysis, accuse + -atory.

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Forms

more accusatory, most accusatory
Comparativemore accusatory Lesson
Superlativemost accusatory Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accusatory — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto