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Meaning of "castigatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CASTIGATORY

castigatory  [ˌkæstɪˈɡeɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASTIGATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Castigatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CASTIGATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of castigatory in the English dictionary

The definition of castigatory in the dictionary is strongly critical of someone or something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CASTIGATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
anticipatory
ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
celebratory
ˈsɛləbreɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
compensatory
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
congratulatory
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
dedicatory
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
fustigatory
ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪtərɪ
gyratory
ˌdʒaɪəˈreɪtərɪ
indagatory
ˈɪndəˌɡeɪtərɪ
innovatory
ˈɪnəveɪtərɪ
mitigatory
ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
revelatory
ˌrevəˈleɪtərɪ
self-congratulatory
ˌselfkənɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
self-regulatory
ˌsɛlfrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
translatory
trænsˈleɪtərɪ
ventilatory
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASTIGATORY

castellated nut
castellation
castellum
caster
caster action
caster angle
caster sugar
castigate
castigation
castigator
Castiglione
Castile
Castile soap
Castilian
Castilla
Castilla la Vieja
casting
casting couch
casting director
casting vote

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASTIGATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
lavatory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
predatory
preparatory
purgatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of castigatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «castigatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASTIGATORY

Find out the translation of castigatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of castigatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «castigatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

修订的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

castigatory
570 millions of speakers

English

castigatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

castigatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعديلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

castigatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

castigatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

castigatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

castigatory
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengkhianatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

castigatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

castigatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

castigatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Castigator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

castigatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

castigatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

castigatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

castigatory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

castigatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

castigatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

castigatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

castigatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

castigatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

castigatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

castigatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of castigatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASTIGATORY»

The term «castigatory» is used very little and occupies the 186.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASTIGATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about castigatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASTIGATORY»

Discover the use of castigatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to castigatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Limits of Realism: Chinese Fiction in the Revolutionary ...
We Chinese have always enjoyed discussing others' secrets. We are pitiless. We scoff, we deride, we curse everyone and everything. Castigatory fiction simply caters to its audience, encouraging them in their bad habits and bad attitudes.
Marston Anderson, 1990
2
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resembles the animal he has eaten. We all know the saying 'you are what you eat .'‛ 8 5. Castigatory laws. God, Almighty, says: And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become  ...
IslamKotob
3
General History of the Christian Religion and Church
It may be gathered from the words of Matthias of Janow, cited on a former page, how certainly such castigatory preachers exposed themselves to persecutions and to defamation as hereties ; and it lay in the very nature of the case that, as the  ...
August Neander, 1871
4
Feminism/femininity in Chinese Literature
The Narrative of Female Violence: Spiritual Disablement and Castigatory Description Stimulated by castration parody, the male image in Chang's texts looks bleak, cold and even grey, especially in her describing of the male body, ...
Huihua Chen, Whitney Crothers Dilley, 2002
5
A dictionary of the Welsh language. [Preceded by] A grammar ...
(cosb) Castigatory, chastising, penal. Cosbedig, a. (cosb) That is chastised or punished. Cosbedigaeth, s. m.—pl. t. au (cospedig) The act of punishing; punishment. Cosbedigaethawl, a. (cosbedigaeth) Castigatory. Cosbedigawl, a. ( cosbedig) ...
William Owen Pughe, 1832
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Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
(cosbedigaeth) Castigatory. Cosbedigawl, a. (cosbedig) Reprehending. Cosbedydd, ». m. — pi. t. ion (cosbad) A punisher. Cosbi, r. a. (cosb) To chastise ; to punish. СовЫ yr arth y'ngwydd у Hew. To panith the bear in the presence of the lion.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
7
Moderate Puritans and the Elizabethan Church
Hence we have already seen Chaderton informing his audience of the difference between a 'judiciary' and a 'castigatory' visitation or affliction from God. The one belonged to the reprobate, the other to the elect. The difference between those ...
Peter Lake, 2004
8
C. T. Hsia on Chinese Literature
In Chung-kuo hsiao-shuo shih-lueh Lu Hsiin discusses these three works along with Nieh-hai hua as four major works exemplifying the spirit of the castigatory novel in the last decade of the Ch'ing dynasty. Because of his immense prestige ...
C. T. Hsia, 2013
9
A Dictionary of the Welsh language, 1: explained in English; ...
Ceryddawd, ». т. — pl. ceryddodau (cerydd) Chastisement, reprehension, correction. Ceryddawg, a. (cerydd) Reprobate; chastised. Ceryddawl, a. (cerydd) Castigatory, reprobate. Ceryddedig, a. (cerydd) Chastised, rebuked. Ceryddedigaeth ...
William Owen Pughe, 1832
10
Niles' Weekly Register
108— 200) be sentenced to be placed in a certain engine of correction called the trebucket, castigatory, or cucking-stool; which in th': Saxon language is said to signify the sc '/ding stool; though now it is frequently corrupted into ducking stool,  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASTIGATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term castigatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
An Iran Accord For Stability
Whereas the likes of George W. Bush, Tony Blair and Nicolas Sarkozy et al. failed in their castigatory ventures, Barack Obama, David Cameron, ... «Iranian, Jun 15»
2
Ryanair sees the benefit of customer-friendly approach
... bag on board, less castigatory punishments for slight rule breaches and a far simpler booking process are all examples of the approach. «City A.M., Jun 15»
3
Old man punishment: Unruly kid? Atlanta Barber offers punitive 'old …
... social media account, or forced picketing with some sort of “apology” sign, most professionals cringe at all such castigatory punishments. «Examiner.com, Feb 15»
4
Amir Khan's PK in hot waters as Novelist sues makers for plagiarism
... had stolen the characters, expression of ideas, scenes (sequences) from the novel and has demanded INR1 crore as castigatory charges. «News Tribe, Jan 15»
5
US-Pakistan-ISI: The Faustian chronicles
While Pakistan gets trashed in Homeland, in reality, the US approach to Pakistan and its intelligence agency, far from being castigatory or ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
6
US, PAK & ISI - Generals and the red carpet
... far from being castigatory or punitive, is feckless to the point of embarrassing. Despite repeatedly and even publicly admonishing Pakistan for ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
7
An Open Letter To President John Mahama Reflections Of A Failing …
The measures spelt in the 2015 budget are castigatory to say least to the people of this country who are still reeling from a recent increase in ... «Peace FM Online, Nov 14»
8
What's Being Done to Ease Detained Children's Trauma?
After last week's egregious bill passed by the House, I'm distraught by what appears to be an autopilot response to this crisis -- a castigatory ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
9
Capital: A Portrait of Twenty‑First Century Delhi – review
Dasgupta's combination of reportage, political critique and oral history is mordant rather than dyspeptic, sorrowful rather than castigatory. «The Guardian, Mar 14»
10
The Chinese art of creeping warfare
President Barack Obama's administration has responded to China's ADIZ with words of cautious criticism but no castigatory step. Indeed, the ... «Livemint, Dec 13»

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