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con·dign
(kən-dīn′)adj.
Deserved; adequate: "On sober reflection, such worries over a man's condign punishment seemed senseless" (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.).
[Middle English condigne, from Old French, from Latin condignus : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
con·dign′ly adv.
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condign
(kənˈdaɪn)adj
(esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved
[C15: from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from dignus worthy]
conˈdignly adv
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con•dign
(kənˈdaɪn)adj.
well-deserved; fitting; adequate: condign punishment.
[1375–1425; late Middle English condigne < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin condignus=con- con- + dignus worthy; see dignity]
con•dign′ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | condign - fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure" |
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