reprovingly

American  

[ri-proov-ing-lee] / rɪˈpruv ɪŋ li /

adverb

1. in a way that reproves, chides, or rebukes.

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Example Sentences

The trouble with Picasso, Julian Barnes wrote, reprovingly, in his essay collection, “Keeping an Eye Open,” is that he didn’t make paintings — he made Picassos.

From New York Times

Raoni wagged his finger reprovingly, a sign for half a dozen Kayapó warriors to push the intruders back to their seats.

From The Guardian

“It’s like a gargoyle with weird green eyes that pulls on my hair or nibbles my ear”—he jerked his head away and smiled reprovingly at the phantasm.

From The New Yorker

“Tom, Tom, if I knew I couldn’t tell you,” said Slughorn, wagging his finger reprovingly at Riddle, though winking at the same time.

From Literature

A fat seagull, puffed up against the wind sits on my windowsill and blinks at me reprovingly.

From BBC