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chastisable

adj

Etymology

From chastise + -able.

  1. derived from castīgō
  2. derived from chastier
  3. inherited from chastisen
  4. suffixed as chastisable — “chastise + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable or deserving of chastisement

    Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.

    • it would be a personal crime, chastisable in the person who had committed it

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA