Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing or implying accusation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Accusing; containing an accusation: as, an accusatory libel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to, or containing, an
accusation ; "as, an accusatorylibel " - George Grote
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective containing or expressing accusation
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Examples
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Among other things, it called the accusatory rhetoric of gay activists towards African Americans, "deeply wrong and offensive."
Raymond Leon Roker: An Open Letter on Prop 8: Enough with the Anti-Black Outrage 2008
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"Everybody was trying to figure out who released this video and who talked to a reporter," said Pvt. Charles Kremling, a stout, tough-looking infantryman from the 2nd Platoon, as he recalled the accusatory atmosphere on the base that day.
Later On 2008
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Richard Lyons told reporters following his daughter's slaying that detectives made "accusatory" comments to him, which led him to hire a lawyer.
Two Years Later, Charges In The Murder That Shook Chicago Jen Sabella 2011
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Richard Lyons told reporters following his daughter's slaying that detectives made "accusatory" comments to him, which led him to hire a lawyer.
Two Years Later, Charges In The Murder That Shook Chicago Jen Sabella 2011
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I've recently tried to ignore the comments of this idiot because he's finished and what he says should now be irrelevant but he should not be allowed to get away with this kind of accusatory statement
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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I've recently tried to ignore the comments of this idiot because he's finished and what he says should now be irrelevant but he should not be allowed to get away with this kind of accusatory statement
Despair 2007
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As much as I despise Kerry, I don't think that finger was pointed in an "accusatory" manner.
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Prosecutors argued that the analysts are not "accusatory" witnesses under the Constitution, because they do not directly accuse Melendez-Diaz of wrongdoing.
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"Under this kind of accusatory and aggressive questioning, a reasonable person in (Oney's) position would not have felt able to interrupt the questioning and leave the interview.
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"Under this kind of accusatory and aggressive questioning, a reasonable person in (Oney's) position would not have felt able to interrupt the questioning and leave the interview.
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