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English
Etymology
From condemn + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
condemnable (comparative more condemnable, superlative most condemnable)
- Deserving of condemnation.
1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism: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:He’s got the one issue that’s utterly condemnable, but he was really quite open.
Derived terms
Translations
deserving of condemnation