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Definition: OBJURGATORY |
OBJURGATORYAdjective1. Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory. |
Date "OBJURGATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1840. (references) |
Etymology: Objurgatory \Ob*jur"ga*to*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression objurgatorius.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disapprobation | Disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive, objurgatory, clamorous, vituperative; defamatory. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "OBJURGATORY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | qortues (admonitory, reproach, reproachful, vituperative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | укорен (blameworthy, reprehensible), укорителен (condemnatory, of reproof, railing, reproachful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kárající. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επιτιμητικόσ (admonitory, censorious, reprehensive, reproachful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | korholó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mencerca (censure, deride, objurgate, revile). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | objurgatoryay reprimenda (caution, censure, disapproval, lesson, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, snub, talking to, what for). (various references) укоризненный (reproach, reproachful). (various references) prekoran (inculpatory, vituperative), kudeći. (various references) increpador. (various references) докірливий (admonitory, reproachful). (various references) có tính chất trách móc, có tính chất quở trách, có tính chất mắng nhiếc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "OBJURGATORY" (pronounced 'Ob*jur"ga*to*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-g-j-o-o-r-r-t-u-y" | |
-3 letters: autogyro, juratory, rogatory. | |
-4 letters: grayout, gyrator, oratory, outbrag, outroar, robotry, turbary. | |
-5 letters: agorot, agouty, arbour, arroyo, burgoo, grouty, orator, ragout, rotary, rubato, tabour, turgor, yogurt. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 42 4A 55 52 47 41 54 4F 52 59 |
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