Castigable

/ˈkæstɪɡəbəl/ adjective

Worthy of or deserving to be castigated; capable of being criticized, reprimanded, or severely rebuked.

From Latin castigare (to correct, reprove) + -able (capable of); the root comes from castus (pure) and agere (to drive), literally 'to drive toward purity' through correction.

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