Meaning & use
condign
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Fitting, appropriate, and well-deserved, especially describing punishment.
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The judge insisted the sentence was condign given the severity of the crime.
Supporters called the fine condign punishment for the company's years of pollution.
A note on using this word
Almost always paired with "punishment" today, this legal and literary word derives from Latin "condignus," meaning thoroughly worthy.
Words with a similar meaning
deservedfitting
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Words with an opposite meaning
undeserved
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