different between objurgatively vs objurgate

English

Etymology

From objurgative +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?d????(?)??t?vli/

Adverb

objurgatively (comparative more objurgatively, superlative most objurgatively)

1. in an objurgative or reproving manner
   • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. IV, Happy

     The foolish Patient still at intervals continued to break in on our discourse, which rather promised to take a philosophic turn: “But I have lost my appetite,” said he, objurgatively, with a tone of irritated pathos; “I have no appetite; I can't eat!”

Related terms

• objurgate
• objurgation
• objurgative

English

Etymology

From Latin obi?rg?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bd??(?)?e?t/

Verb

objurgate (third-person singular simple present objurgates, present participle objurgating, simple past and past participle objurgated)

1. (transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly.
   • 1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima.

     He waited and waited, in the faith that Schinkel was dealing with them in his slow, categorical Teutonic way, and only objurgated the cabinetmaker for having in the first place paltered with his sacred trust. Why hadn't he come straight to him—whatever the mysterious document was—instead of talking it over with French featherheads?

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:reprehend

Related terms

• objurgation
• objurgative
• objurgatively
• objurgatory

Translations

Latin

Verb

obj?rg?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of obj?rg?