reproachful [
ri'prәutʃful ]
a. 申斥的, 非难的, 应责备的
reproachful [ adj ] expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective <adj.all>
Reproachful \Re*proach"ful\ (-f?l), a. 1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive. The reproachful speeches . . . That he hath breathed in my dishonor here. --Shak. 2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life. Syn: Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous. ※ -- {Re*proach"ful*ly} (r?-pr?ch"f?l-l?), adv. -- {Re*proach"ful*ness}, n.
In even more roles than that, Christine Cairns was delightful, starting with reproachful Maman; the duet of her Chinese Cup and Peter Hall's Wedgwood Teapot was both magical and funny.