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A word I've not seen for quite a while.
"The dwarf muttering a terrible oath looked round as if for some weapon with which to inflict condign punishment upon his disobedient wife. the submissive little woman hurriedly entreated him not to be angry, and promised to do as he bade her. "
condign
SYLLABICATION: con·dign
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: kn-dn KEY
ADJECTIVE: Deserved; adequate: “On sober reflection, such worries over a man's condign punishment seemed senseless” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr., New Yorker October 23, 1995).
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English condigne, from Old French, from Latin condignus : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + dignus, worthy; see dek- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: con·dignly —ADVERB
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Carpal Tunnel
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I like this word, too, wwh, and wonder why we don't find it used more. It has that obvious connection with dignity and dignitary.
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