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Objurgatory

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ob·jur·gate  (bjr-gt, b-jûrgt)
tr.v. ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates
To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.
[Latin obirgre, obirgt- : ob-, against; see ob- + irgre, to scold, sue at law (probably is, ir-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + agere, to do, proceed; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
objur·gation n.
ob·jurga·tori·ly (b-jûrg-tôr-l, -tr-) adv.
ob·jurga·tory (-tôr, -tr) adj.
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Poyser, who was remarkable for the facility with which she could relapse from her official objurgatory to one of fondness or of friendly converse.
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Never before had I the faintest conception of the breadth and depth and height of a naval officer's objurgatory powers.
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