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[ uh-kyoo-zuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / əˈkyu zəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accusatory ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecontaining an accusation; accusing: an accusatory look. Origin of accusatory1595–1605; <Latin accūsātōrius, equivalent to accūsā(re) to accuse + -tōrius-tory1 OTHER WORDS FROM accusatoryself-ac·cu·sa·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby accusatoryaccusal, accusation, accusatival, accusative, accusatorial, accusatory, accuse, accused, accuser, accustom, accustomed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accusatoryA quick search led me not only to the accusatory tweets, but to the explosion of internet chatter that followed in their wake. The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast|Robert B. Weide|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Where health is concerned though, the accusatory finger of discrimination pivots. Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Gay Disease’?|Kent Sepkowitz|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST By now there are many hundreds of these tweets, varying from vehement to vituperative, from accusatory to abusive. The Newtown Heckling Controversy|David Frum|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST And he pointed an accusatory finger beyond riders to irresponsible managers and the shady doctors who enable a doping culture. Lance Armstrong’s Shadow Looms Large Over 100th Edition of Tour de France|Tracy McNicoll|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Indictments are accusatory instruments that have no evidentiary weight at all. Spinning Letterman's Scandal|Lloyd Grove|October 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST Mrs. Ducklow was going on in wild, accusatory accents, when she recognized the benign countenance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865|Various Miss Thankful dropped her accusatory tone, and attempted cajolery. The Mayor's Wife|Anna Katherine Green When Lady Davenant was accusatory it was within the limits of perfect verisimilitude. A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly|Henry James When she had driven home, Violetta found Barto Rizzo's accusatory paper laid on her writing-desk. Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith An accusatory glance towards Skeeter was answered by one of mystification. Making Money|Owen Johnson
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