disapprove
verb (used with object)
to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
disapprovingly
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a word derived from
disapprove.
Example Sentences
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Szasz transferred Williams’s setting of New Orleans to what Nelson Pressley in The Washington Post described disapprovingly as “a flavorless gray anyplace.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
Our nation was founded by puritans, so as soon as people had a laugh over Santos, inevitably someone would shake their finger disapprovingly.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2023
Her engagement has been endlessly and disapprovingly dissected, and her family, citing negative public opinion, has expressed little public support for the match.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Washington media outlets noted disapprovingly that his audience of more than 1,500 people were seated closely together and face masks were not required.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2020
“Arranged marriages are quite common in our region, Princess,” Phillip said, frowning disapprovingly at them both.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
