reproachful

[ ri-prohch-fuhl ]

/ rɪˈproʊtʃ fəl /

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Definition of reproachful

adjective

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

Obsolete. deserving reproach; shameful.

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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·ness, noun

Words nearby reproachful

reprise, repristinate, reprivatize, repro, reproach, reproachful, reproachfully, reproachless, reprobance, reprobate, reprobation

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How to use reproachful in a sentence

Sick with jealousy and spite, she bowed as she passed, trying to look eighteen, and tenderly reproachful.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Something in the tone of the man seemed to his listener uncalled for—in a sense reproachful, singular.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
If he had expected to find her languishing, reproachful, or indulging in sentimental tears, he must have been greatly surprised.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
I whispered, in a tone strangely in contrast with the angry and reproachful air I had assumed.
The Staircase At The Hearts Delight|Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)

His stump of a tail drooped dejectedly as he looked at her with big reproachful eyes.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth

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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reproachful

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