单词 | reproachful |
释义 | reproachful (once / 1252 pages) adj Someone who's reproachful is deeply disapproving. A reproachful look on your mom's face is a sign that you've disappointed her and might be in trouble. When you criticize your friend's decision to borrow her parents' car without asking, you probably sound reproachful. You might not even need to speak — a reproachful glance is sometimes enough to communicate your disapproval. When you reproach someone, you express disappointment in them, and to be reproachful is to be "full of reproach." The root word is the Old French reproche, "blame, shame, or disgrace." WORD FAMILYreproachful: reproachfully+/irreproachable: irreproachably/reproach: irreproachable, reproached, reproacher, reproaches, reproachful, reproaching, self-reproach/reproacher: reproachers USAGE EXAMPLESKay lowered his defence, turned his back on the Wart, and said in a cold, snuffling, reproachful voice, T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) The more reproachful version has become: “Why are you doing this to us?” The Guardian(Jun 18, 2016) The crime begets a reproachful whisper that will not be stilled. Seattle Times(Jun 08, 2016) adj expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective Syn admonishing, admonitory, reproving unfavorable, unfavourable not encouraging or approving or pleasing |
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