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COMMINATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does comminatory mean?
• COMMINATORY (adjective)
The adjective COMMINATORY has 1 sense:
1. containing warning of punishment
Familiarity information: COMMINATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing warning of punishment
Synonyms:
comminatory; denunciative; denunciatory
Similar:
inculpative; inculpatory (causing blame to be imputed to)
Derivation:
comminate (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
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