flogworthy

flogworthy

English

Etymology

From flog +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

flogworthy (comparative more flogworthy, superlative most flogworthy)

1. Worthy of flogging or to be flogged; (by extension) deserving of punishment; punishable.
   • 1778, Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, The Spectator:

     Mr. Marples with drunken motorists, Sir David Eccles with middle-class undergraduates, Mr. Vosper with flogworthy delinquents, Mr. Macleod with defederating Rhodesians, [...]