Lambaste Definition

lăm-bāst
lambasted, lambastes, lambasting
verb
lambasted, lambastes, lambasting
To beat soundly; thrash.
Webster's New World
To scold or denounce severely.
Webster's New World

To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.
Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
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Origin of Lambaste

  • First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) +‎ baste (“beat”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps lam baste

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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LLALAM

Words Ending With

ETESTE

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