floggable
Worthy of whipping
Floggable describes something or someone deserving or liable to be flogged—beaten with a whip or rod as punishment.
The word appears mostly in humorous or hyperbolic contexts: That's a floggable offense in my book.
Historically, it had literal application in military and penal contexts where flogging was standard discipline.
Deserving of blame
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- sanctionableMeriting official punishment
- liableLegally responsible for something
- chargeableSubject to payment
indictable · criminal · illegal · forbidden · prohibited · unlawful · transgression · infraction
Repeated striking blows
- lashingBeating or binding
- caningStriking with a rod
- birchingStriking with bundled twigs
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
strapping · switching · corporal · scourging · flagellation · thrashing · stripes · cat-o'-nine-tails
Fixing of mistakes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
conduct · rigor · conformity · rules · regulations · disciplinarian · training · control
culpable
Deserving of blame
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- sanctionableMeriting official punishment
- liableLegally responsible for something
chargeable · indictable · criminal · illegal · forbidden · prohibited · unlawful · transgression · infraction · misconduct
whipping
Repeated striking blows
beating · strapping · switching · corporal · scourging · flagellation · thrashing · stripes · cat-o'-nine-tails · birch
correction
Fixing of mistakes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- obedienceCompliance with authority
enforcement · conduct · rigor · conformity · rules · regulations · disciplinarian · training · control · order
naval
Of maritime warfare
slavery · plantation · galley · stockade · pillory · dungeon · prison · sentence · chains · shackles
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
merciless · draconian · barbaric · inhumane · grueling · punitive · excessive · stern · unforgiving · extreme
floggablepraiseworthy
Deserving approval or admiration
commendable · laudable · admirable · meritorious · blameless
floggablepardonable
Warranting forgiveness
forgivable · excusable · venial · exculpable · absolvable
floggablepardonable
Warranting forgiveness
forgivable · excusable · unpunishable · blameless · above reproach
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