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Recriminatory Definition & Meaning

recriminatory
adjective
  1. countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments"

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What does recriminatory mean?
countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments"
What part of speech is recriminatory?
Recriminatory is an adjective.

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