condign C2 Topic:Law & Government US /kənˈdaɪn/ UK /kənˈdʌɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #213560 Meanings 1 adj Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment. Vnlesse it were a bloody Murtherer, Or foule felonious Theefe, that fleec'd poore passengers, I neuer gaue them condigne punishment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fitting, appropriate,... justmerited ↔ Opposites excessiveinappropriateundeserved Etymology From Middle English condigne, from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- + dignus (“worthy”). Compare deign. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # condign **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈdaɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈdʌɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 213560 ## Meanings 1. Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment. ## Examples - Vnlesse it were a bloody Murtherer, Or foule felonious Theefe, that fleec'd poore passengers, I neuer gaue them condigne punishment. ## Synonyms - just - merited ## Antonyms - excessive - inappropriate - undeserved ## Etymology From Middle English condigne, from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- + dignus (“worthy”). Compare deign. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown