denunciatory

[ dih-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee- ]

adjective

1. characterized by or given to denunciation.

Other Words From

• de·nunci·ative·ly adverb
• nonde·nunci·ative adjective
• nonde·nunci·a·tory adjective
• unde·nunci·a·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of denunciatory¹

First recorded in 1720–30; denunciate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

“Nazi and Gestapo documents often have a denunciatory character and often reflect conflicts over power and influence within Nazi institutions,” the statement said.

From New York Times

But many other character assessments — fulsome and denunciatory — appeared in the years immediately following Castro’s improbable ascent to power in 1959.

From Washington Post

You issued a denunciatory manifesto that contained about as many words as the Declaration of Independence, and with many more “whereases” and “be-it-resolveds.”

From Washington Post

European newspapers published denunciatory editorials by writers who had never set foot on any mountain, let alone the Matterhorn.

From National Geographic

California's overcrowded prisons have prisoners sleeping in stacked bedding in the gymnasium "This is a way of putting a denunciatory exclamation point in the punishment," he says.

From BBC