Past tense of fustigate; criticized harshly or beaten with a stick.
Simple past tense formation of fustigate, using the -ed suffix to create the completed action.
In medieval and Renaissance literature, if a character was 'fustigated,' readers understood they'd received both a physical beating and a severe humiliation—the word packed both meanings into one potent insult.
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