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accusatory
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
accusatory
(adjective)
accusatory
/ə
ˈ
kjuːzəˌtori/
Brit
/ə
ˈ
kjuːzətri/
adjective
accusatory
/ə
ˈ
kjuːzəˌtori/
Brit
/ə
ˈ
kjuːzətri/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCUSATORY
[
more accusatory; most accusatory
]
:
accusing or blaming someone
:
assigning blame or fault
He pointed an
accusatory
finger at the suspect.
The book has a harsh,
accusatory
tone.
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