reproachful

[ ri-prohch-fuhl ]

/ rɪˈproʊtʃ fəl /

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adjective

full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.

Obsolete. deserving reproach; shameful.

Origin of reproachful

First recorded in 1540–50; reproach + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM reproachful

re·proach·ful·ly, adverbre·proach·ful·ness, nounun·re·proach·ful, adjectiveun·re·proach·ful·ly, adverb

un·re·proach·ful·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for reproachful

"Why, you've hardly tried your own mare at all," said the lad, reproachfully.
Castle Richmond|Anthony Trollope
"You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair," said Anne reproachfully.
Anne Of Green Gables|Lucy Maud Montgomery
He could have saved himself if it hadnt been for us, said Nancy reproachfully.
The Motor Maids Across the Continent|Katherine Stokes
No walks, no rides; and my poor pony looked so reproachfully at me.
The Black Tor|George Manville Fenn

They looked at me reproachfully from over his silver-rimmed spectacles, right into my heart.
Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

British Dictionary definitions for reproachful

reproachful

/ (rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊl) /

adjective

full of or expressing reproach

archaic deserving of reproach; disgraceful

Derived forms of reproachful

reproachfully, adverbreproachfulness, noun

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单词	reproachful
释义	reproachful [ ri-prohch-fuhl ] / rɪˈproʊtʃ fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reproachful ON THESAURUS.COM adjective full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look. Obsolete. deserving reproach; shameful. Origin of reproachful First recorded in 1540–50; reproach + -ful OTHER WORDS FROM reproachful re·proach·ful·ly, adverbre·proach·ful·ness, nounun·re·proach·ful, adjectiveun·re·proach·ful·ly, adverb un·re·proach·ful·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reproachful "Why, you've hardly tried your own mare at all," said the lad, reproachfully. Castle Richmond\|Anthony Trollope "You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair," said Anne reproachfully. Anne Of Green Gables\|Lucy Maud Montgomery He could have saved himself if it hadnt been for us, said Nancy reproachfully. The Motor Maids Across the Continent\|Katherine Stokes No walks, no rides; and my poor pony looked so reproachfully at me. The Black Tor\|George Manville Fenn They looked at me reproachfully from over his silver-rimmed spectacles, right into my heart. Jewish Children\|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich British Dictionary definitions for reproachful reproachful / (rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊl) / adjective full of or expressing reproach archaic deserving of reproach; disgraceful Derived forms of reproachful reproachfully, adverbreproachfulness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reproachful offensive, insulting, rude, demanding, unflattering, sarcastic, disparaging, degrading, slanderous, defamatory, demeaning, warning, censorious, derisive, insolent, invective, libelous, opprobrious, scathing, scolding
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reproachful

adjective

Origin of reproachful

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British Dictionary definitions for reproachful

adjective

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