accordant
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- accordantly adverb
- nonaccordant adjective
- nonaccordantly adverb
- unaccordant adjective
Etymology
Origin of accordant
1275–1325; Middle English acordant < Old French. See accord, -ant
Example Sentences
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Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents.
From Fox News • Mar. 10, 2022
The hotels, office buildings, and apartment complexes of central Madison rise no more than a hundred and ninety feet, forming an accordant skyline.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 14, 2015
The accordant funnelling of funds to various other interests was, of course, coincidental, but nonetheless, this effrontery was not well received by the various suits.
From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013
Arsenal's amazing unbroken record, and accordant establishment glamour, often obscures the fact that it's people's club Everton who hold the record for most seasons spent in the top flight.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012
This valued relic is now preserved in a place of honor in the State Capitol building at Salem—more accordant with the spirit of the times than rusty armor or moth-eaten banners.
From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis
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