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Accusatory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Containing or implying accusation: an accusatory glare.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; "as, an accusatory libel" - George Grote

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Accusing; containing an accusation: as, an accusatory libel.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. containing or expressing accusation

Word Usage

""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."

Equivalent

inculpatory inculpative

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

reproving narrow-eyed bemused disapprove judgmental dismissive unwinking beady hate-filled flat-eyed