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
"Don't be too hard upon me, Joseph," he said, with mild reproachfulness; "if I hadn't stopped at the banking-house your mother might have starved!"
From Henry Dunbar A Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Mrs. Rush-Marvelle shook her head with a sort of mild reproachfulness.
From Thelma by Corelli, Marie
Turning to her, he said, with some reproachfulness in his accents, "Surely you should sometimes show me a little of the ordinary affection of people in our position!"
From Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan by Wilson, Epiphanius
