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self-condemnatory

[kuhn-dem-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Origin

con·dem·na·to·ry

[kuhn-dem-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
serving to condemn.

Origin:
1555–65; condemnat(ion) + -ory1

self-con·dem·na·to·ry, adjective
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History

condemnatory
late 16c., from L. condemnat-, pp. stem of condemnare (see condemn).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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