reprimand
noun
a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
reprimandingly
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a word derived from
reprimand.
Example Sentences
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Yefim stands by the cabin door and speaks softly, but somewhat reprimandingly, as though instructing.
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Herman Bernstein
