Meaning of fingerpointing | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C2]
Examples
“The case is the same with words like⟳ ‘here’ and ‘there’. In all such cases, the mere wording, as it can be written down, is not the complete⟳ expression of the thought—but one further needs for its correct⟳ apprehension the knowledge of certain circumstances accompanying the utterance, which are used as means of expressing the thought. Fingerpointings, gestures and glances may belong⟳ here too.”
“The delays have⟳ caused much fingerpointing about who at the United Nations -backed Special Court for Sierra Leone is most to blame⟳.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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