reproachfully

[ ri-prohch-fuh-lee ]

/ rɪˈproʊtʃ fə li /

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adverb

in a way that expresses disapproval, blame, or censure:She did not answer, just looked at him reproachfully.A few of the other students glared reproachfully at me sitting in the back of the room.

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Origin of reproachfully

reproachful + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM reproachfully

un·re·proach·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby reproachfully

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

How to use reproachfully in a sentence

"You say you won't fight to free Negroes," President Lincoln wrote reproachfully to a mass meeting in Illinois in 1863.
David's Book Club 1861: The Civil War Awakening|David Frum|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Planner looked at the letter, read it—then turned his eyes mildly and reproachfully upon his accuser.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Yes, even toward elevators—always remember the milk of human kindness, continued Flick, looking at Tootles reproachfully.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
But the latter reproachfully answered her: "How have you the courage to mock a mother in the presence of her child!"
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

Lippo, seriously looking at him, said quite reproachfully, "Now you don't even see that we have apple-dumpling."
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
"And you've hid my gun somewhere where it can't be found," he said reproachfully.
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte