Definition of "excoriated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of excoriate. (verb)

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• "Speaking to reporters after McGinn’s press briefing, council president Richard Conlin excoriated the mayor for “grandstanding” on the tunnel and said he believed the council would vote again to uphold their agreement."
• "Perhaps I’m missing some, but I think the one area where Matt has not been sufficiently excoriated is the relative danger marijuana."
• "They won't tell us who it is lest that person be "excoriated" so much they might ... jump from a top floor NYT building window!"