self-reproach
noun
blame or censure by one's own conscience.
self-reproachfully
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a word derived from
self-reproach.
Example Sentences
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You are suddenly grateful for those panes of glass; you may also think, perhaps self-reproachfully, of the distance and closeness of what we watch on television and computer screens.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2012
“And I called him a pig!” said Jem, self-reproachfully.
From The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens by George Manville Fenn
"It was more than stupid of me to blunder into the story," Gifford said self-reproachfully.
From The Hunt Ball Mystery by William Magnay
"I should have stood out against her for conscience' sake," reflected Salome in her pew self-reproachfully.
From Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
"I've brought Lady Douglass's bag by mistake," she cried, self-reproachfully.
From Love at Paddington by W. Pett (William Pett) Ridge
