reproachful
adjective
full of or expressing reproach or censure.
reproachfulness
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a word derived from
reproachful.
Example Sentences
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Hae-mi is a dreamer and an emotional whirlwind, whose flirty, spirited manner can suddenly veer into reproachfulness, even contempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2018
I was aware of a good girl’s reproachfulness and disdain, along with a perceptible, physical empathy.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
"Can you not trust me?" with the gentle reproachfulness so winning to most women, so confident of a victory over a heart that loves.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Amanda Minnie Douglas
He read perplexity and a kind of secret reproachfulness in her face.
From A House of Gentlefolk by Constance Garnett
“I had not forgotten that,” cried Katerina Ivanovna, coming to a sudden standstill, “and why are you so antagonistic at such a moment?” she added, with warm and bitter reproachfulness.
From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
