expostulatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of expostulatory
First recorded in 1580–90; expostulate + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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"Sure, didn't you wash it last week?" said her friend, in an expostulatory tone.
From Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes by Samuel Lover
Warming with his subject, he poured out upon the gorgeously-attired Mr. Black such a flood of conciliatory and expostulatory eloquence, that that gentleman absolutely contrived to find some accommodation for them.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
They manifested their care for him more than ever; and not a few wrote expostulatory letters.
From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Andrew A. Bonar
Her letters were exposed, her expostulatory verses read at clubs and taverns, and the unhappy Sappho toasted in derision.
From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More
I wrote him an expostulatory letter, which evidently made no impression at all, and which he possibly might send you if you had the curiosity to apply.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by William James
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