accusatory
adjective
ac·cu·sa·to·ry
ə-ˈkyü-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: containing or expressing accusation : accusing
an accusatory look
Examples of accusatory in a Sentence
He pointed an accusatory finger at the suspect.
The book has a harsh, accusatory tone.
Recent Examples on the Web
Meaning to sound sympathetic, not at all accusatory.
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The email sounded accusatory and demanding and could be read as an implicit threat of regulatory retaliation, according to the institute.
—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
Ford the former idealist finds respite, briefly, in the formulaic, accusatory stories of partisan discourse.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Federal prosecutors, too, often make sweeping, accusatory statements about defendants before trial.
—Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Phillips weakly defended himself but, amid a welcome backlash, deleted an accusatory tweet and updated his article.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
One other excellent point that was brought up was how sexist this accusatory video also came off as.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Sep. 2023
The film’s accusatory fury is matched by Van Peebles’s distinctive style, which distills the action into precise and sharp-edged compositions of high graphic design.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023
While the musical dog whistle’s echos fade back into the cacophony of constant and scary, angry, accusatory noise we are all inundated with, the song that tells a simple story of humans trying to move forward remains.
—cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The email sounded accusatory and demanding and could be read as an implicit threat of regulatory retaliation, according to the institute.
—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
Ford the former idealist finds respite, briefly, in the formulaic, accusatory stories of partisan discourse.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Federal prosecutors, too, often make sweeping, accusatory statements about defendants before trial.
—Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Phillips weakly defended himself but, amid a welcome backlash, deleted an accusatory tweet and updated his article.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
One other excellent point that was brought up was how sexist this accusatory video also came off as.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Sep. 2023
The film’s accusatory fury is matched by Van Peebles’s distinctive style, which distills the action into precise and sharp-edged compositions of high graphic design.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023
While the musical dog whistle’s echos fade back into the cacophony of constant and scary, angry, accusatory noise we are all inundated with, the song that tells a simple story of humans trying to move forward remains.
—cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
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accusatory
adjective
ac·cu·sa·to·ry
ə-ˈkyü-zə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: containing or expressing accusation
an accusatory look
Legal Definition
accusatory
adjective
ac·cus·a·to·ry
ə-ˈkyü-zə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: containing or expressing an accusation
the accusatory pleading
2
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