unreproachfullyadv.
/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈprəʊtʃfᵿli/, /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈprəʊtʃfl̩i/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈproʊtʃf(ə)li/ In an unreproachful manner; without reproach or blame.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adverb] > without objection or censure
uncontemnedly1628
unreproachfully1704
unreproachingly1753
1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. x. 85 He could never have been rid of him again so unreproachfully, as by his changing his own countenance.
1840 Citizen Apr. 384 They ask—not altogether unreproachfully—why will ye let us die?
1893 A. R. H. Moncrieff Cap & Gown Comedy 119 I spoke thus unreproachfully, because I knew him to be well-meaning.
1904 Smith College Monthly Jan. 254 She regarded him wonderingly but unreproachfully, even as the female bird might watch the exuberance of her mate.
1978 D. Bogarde Snakes & Ladders xii. 255 He rose and looked at his Cardinal, who had looked at his watch unreproachfully.
2001 O. Goldsmith Bad Boy xxxv. 278 ‘Where have you been?’ she asked unreproachfully.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adv.1704- tell short of
- tell someone where he or she gets off
- tell someone where to get off
- tell speak the truth and shame the devil
- tell steps with
- tell t'other from which
- tell tales
- tell tales out of school
- tell tales out of the school
- tell tears
- tell that to my aunt fanny
- tell that to the horse marines, to my aunt fanny, etc
- tell that to the marines
- tell the bees
- tell the clock
- tell the tale
- tell the truth
- tell the truth and shame the devil
- tell the world
- tell time
- tell tother from which
- tell truth
- tell up
- tell us another
- tell us another one