objurgatory


ob·jur·gate

O0009900 (ŏb′jər-gāt′, ŏb-jûr′gāt′)tr.v. ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.
[Latin obiūrgāre, obiūrgāt- : ob-, against; see ob- + iūrgāre, to scold, sue at law (probably iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + agere, to do, proceed; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
ob′jur·ga′tion n.ob·jur′ga·to′ri·ly (ŏb-jûr′gə-tôr′ə-lē) adv.ob·jur′ga·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.