Recriminatory (Adjective)
Meaning
Countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's recriminatory response to the allegations of corruption only served to further muddy the waters.
- The debate quickly devolved into recriminatory arguments, with each side accusing the other of hypocrisy.
- The company's recriminatory lawsuit against its former employee was seen as a desperate attempt to deflect attention from its own wrongdoing.
- The recriminatory tone of the conversation made it clear that neither party was interested in finding common ground.
- The recriminatory nature of the discussion only served to reinforce the existing divisions between the two groups.