English

Etymology
Adjective derived from the French word condign, meaning wholly worthy or fitting.

Adjective
en-adj

1. context|especially|of punishment inappropriate or disproportionate; be it excessively harsh or lenient.

#:1977, Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul�s Bane, page 306
#::�The hawk was ill, incondign, a thing created by wrong for purposes of wrong � bent away from its birth by a power that dared to warp nature.�

Antonyms
condign

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