reproachfulness
- 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
I am sensible of an atmosphere of sad reproachfulness.
From The "Goldfish" by Train, Arthur Cheney
Tree and bush looked down upon her with stern reproachfulness.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
He looked at Stover in sleepy reproachfulness, and then slid around the counter in the shortest parabola possible.
From The Varmint by Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo
