reproachfully adv.
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reproachfully[ adv ]
in a reproving or reproachful manner
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she spoke to him reprovingly
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.
- 'I'm not making this up, you know,' as comedian Anna Russell would reproachfully remark when outlining the plot of Wagner's Ring.