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condign
con·dign C0553100 (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.condign (kənˈdaɪn) adj(esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved[C15: from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from dignus worthy] conˈdignly advcon•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. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | condign - fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure"deserved, merited - properly deserved; "a merited success" |
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