rebuke
verb (used with object)
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
rebukingly
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a word derived from
rebuke.
Example Sentences
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"Well, it's a good thing nobody else sees you like that," sniffed her mother, rebukingly.
From Coquette by Frank Swinnerton
“But Wakanda gave me the idea to make this and I hold the power to explain it,” said Miss Miller, rebukingly, even as she smiled at Jane’s retort.
From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
"That is a severe sarcasm," said Sybil, rebukingly.
From Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
“Margery!” exclaimed Harriet rebukingly, “if you ride, then you will have to drop out of the hike, and we’ll send you home.”
From The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike by Janet Aldridge
“Go on you, Sol Hyde,” said Long Jim Hart, rebukingly, “an’ kill that buffler.
From The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
