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castigative

castigative adjective: that castigates.

Adjective

castigative (comparative more castigative, superlative most castigative)

  1. That castigates.

Forms of castigative

comparativemore castigative
superlativemost castigative

Questions about castigative

What does castigative mean?
Castigative means that castigates.
What part of speech is castigative?
Castigative is an adjective.

Words near castigative in the dictionary

  1. castigatest
  2. castigateth
  3. castigating
  4. castigation
  5. castigations
  6. castigative
  7. castigator
  8. castigatories
  9. castigators
  10. castigatory
  11. Castigliano's method

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