Characterized by, expressing, or serving the purpose of denunciation or formal accusation.
From 'denunciation' combined with the suffix '-ive,' which transforms the noun into an adjective describing something characterized by the quality of denouncing.
Political speeches marked as 'denunciative' in tone often become historically significant—the word is frequently used by scholars analyzing rhetoric of conflict, from religious reformations to modern political discourse.
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