accusinglyadv.
/əˈkjuːzɪŋli/, U.S. /əˈkjuzɪŋli/ In an accusing manner; reproachfully.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adverb]
accusingly1580
accusatively1801
blamingly1832
condemnatorily1876
accusatorially1907
accusatorily1922
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Categoriquement, accusingly.
1662 H. Foulis Hist. Wicked Plots ii. ii. 109 The Souldiery, who look upon themselves with sorrow, and shame, because they were so slack in putting such a good action forward, as they accusingly affirme themselves.
1795 A. Yearsley Royal Captives II. 99 I know not what my eyes expressed. Perhaps they were bent a little accusingly, but hers soon lost their angry beams.
1849 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 1 June Childhood's cry and the wail of age, the moan of sickness and the stifled sob of manly strength, mingled as they rose accusingly to heaven from that revolting scene.
1867 H. Bushnell Moral Uses Dark Things 224 Our moral nature recoils accusingly upon itself.
1945 A. Kober Parm Me 113 She suddenly sighted the food on the table and pointed accusingly.
1974 O. Manning Rain Forest i. iii. 38 Kristy said accusingly: ‘You've had that dream again.’
2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma xvii. 332 The animal did not look at him accusingly, did not do a Disney double-take.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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