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; see dek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] con·dignly adv. |
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