castigable en · ADJ
Meanings
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Able or worthy to be punished.
They are at least logical that say to castigate folly you must first exhibit folly as a castigable thing, and in showing folly you thus cause more folly.
1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more castigable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most castigable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
chastisable · chastisable · castigable · statutable · disciplinable · subpenal · punishable · penal · disciplinable