What does recriminatory mean?

Definitions for recriminatory
re·crim·i·na·to·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recriminative, recriminatoryadjective

    countering one charge with another

    "recriminatory arguments"

Wiktionary

  1. recriminatoryadjective

    In the way of recriminations.

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  1. recriminatory

    Recriminatory refers to the act or practice of making accusations in return or retaliating against someone by accusing or blaming them in response to an accusation made against oneself. It often involves mutual accusations or counter charges.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Recriminatoryadjective

    having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. rcriminatoire.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of recriminatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of recriminatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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