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condign

[ kuhn-dahyn ]

/ kənˈdaɪn /

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adjective

well-deserved; fitting; adequate: condign punishment.

Origin of condign

1375–1425; late Middle English condigne < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin condignus, equivalent to con- con- + dignus worthy; see dignity

SYNONYMS FOR condign

appropriate, suitable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM condign

con·dign·ly, adverb

Words nearby condign

condensing osteitis, condescend, condescendence, condescending, condescension, condign, condignity, condillac, condiment, condisciple, condition

Example sentences from the Web for condign

Dicky trembled with rage as he lay, and he resolved on condign revenge.

A Child of the Jago |Arthur Morrison
The sword should not be sheathed till he had been brought to condign punishment as a traitor.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
I confess my ‘high crime and misdemeanor’ against the pet of fortune, and await my condign punishment.

Vashti |Augusta J. Evans Wilson
Corporal, discipline must be enforced in the army, but don't you think you were a little too summary and condign with that man?

Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) |John McElroy

I should bring you to condign punishment, but that I have a great respect for the good wine, though I find it in a fool's noddle.

Dryden's Works (8 of 18): Amphitryon; King Arthur; Cleomenes; Love Triumphant |John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for condign

condign

/ (kənˈdaɪn) /

adjective

(esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved

Derived forms of condign

condignly, adverb

Word Origin for condign

C15: from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from dignus worthy