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Adj. punishing &c. v.; penal; punitory†, punitive; inflictive, castigatory; punished &c. v..

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

At the same moment Mr. Lott, his right arm being weary, brought the castigatory exercise to an end.

From The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories by Gissing, George

"God deliver me from such a castigatory office; I should soon sink under it."

From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der