chastisable

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adjective

Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.

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castigabledisciplinablepenalpunishablestatutablesubpenal
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Meanings

adjectivechastisable (comparative more chastisable, superlative most 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 it

    1878, Calendar of State Papers

    Synonyms: castigable, disciplinable, castigable, disciplinable, penal, punishable, statutable, subpenal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.

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castigabledisciplinablecastigabledisciplinablepenalpunishablestatutablesubpenal
Also see
castigabledisciplinablepenalpunishablestatutablesubpenal

Origin

From chastise + -able.

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APA

chastisable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastisable

MLA

“chastisable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastisable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chastisable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastisable.

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