castigate
verb (used with object)
to criticize or reprimand severely.
castigatory
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a word derived from
castigate.
Example Sentences
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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 George Gissing
Adj. punishing &c. v.; penal; punitory†, punitive; inflictive, castigatory; punished &c. v..
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
"God deliver me from such a castigatory office; I should soon sink under it."
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Carl Franz van der Velde
