objurgatory

adjective

ob·​jur·​ga·​to·​ry əbˈjərgəˌtōrē 

: constituting objurgation

objurgatory speeches

: expressing rebuke

relapse from her official objurgatory tone

—George Eliot

Word History

Etymology

Latin objurgatorius, from objurgatus (past participle of objurgare to objurgate) + -orius -ory

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Rhymes for objurgatory

• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory
• confirmatory
• confiscatory