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chastisable

chastisable adjective: capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.

Adjective

chastisable (comparative more chastisable, superlative most chastisable)

  1. Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.
    • it would be a personal crime, chastisable in the person who had committed it1878, Calendar of State Papers

chastisable meaning in Tamil

chastisable in Tamil

தண்டித்துத் திருத்தக்கூடிய, அடித்து அடக்கத்தக்க

Synonyms of chastisable

Forms of chastisable

comparativemore chastisable
superlativemost chastisable

Origin of chastisable

From chastise + -able.

Questions about chastisable

What does chastisable mean?
Chastisable means capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.
What is chastisable in Tamil?
Chastisable in Tamil is தண்டித்துத் திருத்தக்கூடிய, அடித்து அடக்கத்தக்க. See Chastisable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chastisable?
Chastisable is an adjective.

Words near chastisable in the dictionary

  1. chaster
  2. chastest
  3. chastetree
  4. chastetrees
  5. chasting
  6. chastisable
  7. chastise
  8. chastised
  9. chastisement
  10. chastisements
  11. chastiser

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