English Explanatory Dictionary

accusatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

Pronunciation

/əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accusatory.wav

Word forms

accusatory more accusatory most accusatory

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin accūsātor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin accūsātōriusder. Middle French accusatoriebor. ▲ Latin accūsātōriusbor. Middle English accusatorie English accusatory From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūsātōrius. By surface analysis, accuse + -atory.

Derived words

accusatorily nonaccusatory unaccusatory
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