condign
Adjective Satellite
- fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment
- "condign censure"
Adj
- Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment.
Adjective
- Deserved, appropriate, or suitable punishment.
Examples
- The CONDIGN penalty for an invalid word is losing a turn and the points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English condigne, from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- + dignus (“worthy”). Compare deign.
Scrabble Score: 11
condign: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcondign: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
condign: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
condign: valid Words With Friends Word