Reproachful

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Expressing or containing reproach
  2. 2
    Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base

    "He lived a reproachful life."

Adjective
  1. 1
    expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective wordnet

Synonyms

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abusiveabusiveadmonishingadmonishingadmonitoryadmonitory

Example

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""You're late, aren't you!" This, along with a reproachful glance at his watch, was how John welcomed Tom and Mary. "We got stuck in traffic on the way here.""

Etymology

From reproach + -ful.

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