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denunciatory, a.|dɪˈnʌns-, dɪˈnʌnʃɪətərɪ|
[f. L. type *dēnuntiātōri-us, f. dēnuntiātor: see prec. and -ory.]
†1. Of or pertaining to official announcement.
letter denunciatory: a letter or mandate authorizing publication or announcement. Obs.
1726Ayliffe Parergon 70 All Beadles and Apparitors..are forbidden..to denounce or publish any such sentence pronounced by Deans and Archdeacons, without the special Mandate or Letters Denunciatory of their Masters.
2. Of or pertaining to denunciation; characterized by denouncing, accusing, arraigning, condemning.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. ii. vi. viii, Breathless messengers, fugitive Swiss, denunciatory Patriots. 1866Geo. Eliot F. Holt II. xxii. 112 His talk had been pungent and denunciatory. 1866Mrs. Stowe Lit. Foxes 81 Housekeepers are intolerant, virulently denunciatory concerning any departures from their particular domestic creed. |