pillory
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Is pillory a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of pillory?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To put in a pillory.transitive
2. (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.Examples: "Mike Sarne would end up making a celluloid disasterpiece that is to this day pilloried as one of the worst films ever made."transitive
3. (transitive) To criticize harshly.Examples: "The breakthrough came through Torres who, pilloried for his miss against Manchester United a week earlier, scored his second goal of the season."; "[T]o suggest that their mere acquaintance in any way undermines Pinker’s work would be to make the kind of ad hominem fallacy that he rightfully pillories in this book."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary