condemnable

English

Etymology

From condemn +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/

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Adjective

condemnable (comparative more condemnable, superlative most condemnable)

1. Deserving of condemnation.
   • 1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism‎^[1]:

     It is not the fault of any creed, but of the complicated nature of human affairs, […] that hardly any kind of action can safely be laid down as either always obligatory or always condemnable.

   • 2009 January 24, Charles Mcgrath, “Surveying the Outer Reaches of Lust”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     He’s got the one issue that’s utterly condemnable, but he was really quite open.

Derived terms

• condemnably
• uncondemnable

 

Translations

deserving of condemnation

• Bulgarian: осъди́телен (bg) m (osǎdítelen)
• Finnish: tuomittava (fi)
• Italian: condannabile (it), denunciabile, (literary) dannabile
• Manx: so-gheyrey, yn-gheyrey