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Pillory
- noun - a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
- expose to ridicule or public scorn
- punish by putting in a pillory
Pilotry
- - Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot.
Piously
- adverb - in a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic"
Piscary
- noun - a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
Pithily
- adverb - in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily"
Plaguey
- adjective - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!"
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
Plainly
- adverb - in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"
- unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"