Accusative vs. Accusatory — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.

Containing or implying accusation

Accusatory.

Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

The accusative case.

Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an accusatory libel.

A word or form in the accusative case.

Containing or expressing accusation;

Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame

(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.

(grammar) The accusative case.

Producing accusations; accusatory.

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.

The accusative case.

The category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

Containing or expressing accusation;

Serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes;