objurgatory
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Objurgatory — Ob*jur ga*to*ry, a. [L. objurgatorius.] Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. Paley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
objurgatory — index blameful, contemptible, critical (faultfinding), derogatory, remonstrative, scandalous Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
objurgatory — əbˈjərgəˌtōrē adjective Etymology: Latin objurgatorius, from objurgatus (past participle of objurgare to objurgate) + orius ory : constituting objurgation objurgatory speeches : expressing rebuke relapse from her official objurgatory tone George… … Useful english dictionary
objurgatory — adjective see objurgation … New Collegiate Dictionary
objurgatory — adjective Strongly rebuking or scolding … Wiktionary
objurgatory — a. Culpatory, reprehensory, reproving, rebuking … New dictionary of synonyms
objurgatory — ob·jur·ga·to·ry … English syllables
objurgation — noun Etymology: Middle English objurgacyon, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French objurgation, from Latin objurgation , objurgatio, from objurgare to scold, blame, from ob against + jurgare to quarrel, literally, to take to law, from jur ,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
objurgate — objurgation, n. objurgator, n. objurgatorily /euhb jerr geuh tawr euh lee, tohr /, objurgatively, adv. objurgatory, objurgative, adj. /ob jeuhr gayt , euhb jerr gayt/, v.t., objurgated, objurgating. to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid… … Universalium
objurgate — verb To rebuke or scold strongly. See Also: objurgation, objurgative, objurgatively, objurgatory … Wiktionary
