condign
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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.).
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.]
condignly con·dign'ly adv.Word Tutor:
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condign
IN BRIEF: Earned by bad behavior or poor actions.
Trevor was grounded for a week as condign punishment.
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Condign
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passende, velfortjent
Nederlands (Dutch)
streng en terecht
Français (French)
adj. - mérité, adéquat
Deutsch (German)
adj. - verdient
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσήκων, πρεπούμενος, (για ποινή κ.λπ.) παραδειγματικός
Italiano (Italian)
meritato, proporzionato, adeguato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - condigno
Español (Spanish)
adj. - merecido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välförtjänt, rättvis
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
相当的, 适宜的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相當的, 適宜的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) (عقوبه) مناسبه أو لائقه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - יאה, ראוי
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