Lambast (verb)
lam-bast
Criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘beat, thrash’): from lam+ baste. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.
Example sentences
“The court lambasted the methods used when summing up the case.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
