The Clue
Castigated (6 letter answer)
The Answer
RAILED
Tags
Notes
The answer RAILED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Fulminated
Inveighed
Ranted
Scolded
Complained bitterly
Complained loudly
Inveighed (against)
Scolded harshly
Waxed vituperative
Didn't just grumble
Definition
RAIL as a verb:
1. (rail, inveigh) = complain bitterly
2. (rail, rail in) = enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
3. provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
4. (rail, rail off) = separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
5. convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
6. (train, rail) = travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
7. lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
8. fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
9. (vilify, revile, vituperate, rail) = spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
10. (fulminate, rail) = criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"