The origins of lambaste are somewhat uncertain, but the word was most likely formed by combining the verbs lam and baste, both of which mean "to beat severely." (Incidentally, lambaste can also be spelled lambast, despite the modern spelling of the verb baste.)
What does Lambastic mean?
/ (læmˈbæst) / verb (tr) to beat or whip severely. to reprimand or scold.
How do you use lambasted in a sentence?
censure severely or angrily.
- The professor lambasted me for my careless mistake.
- Democrats lambasted the President's budget plan for being 'inadequate'.
- His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
