chidingly
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7.6
- adverb
- /ˈtʃaɪdɪŋli/
:
en tono de reprimenda
- "Don't forget to call your mother; she worries about you," she reminded chidingly.
- said chidingly
Examples
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"Saaa, Tom," she answered chidingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
"I don't care." "Trees blossom on Mars," he said chidingly.
Fiction book (1993) -
I recall being stunned into silence when my Westchester neighbor asked me, chidingly, why I always wrote about Italians.
Fiction book (2001) -
"You should know better than to ignore the rules," she said chidingly.
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"I thought you understood the importance of this project," he remarked chidingly.
Synonyms
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3.9
In a way that shows you do not agree with or like something
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6.6
In a way that shows blame or unhappiness
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7.4
In a way that shows you are not pleased with someone
In a way that shows disapproval or criticism
In a warning and disapproving way that shows someone their mistake
In a way that shows you are not pleased with someone
To say things in an angry way to show you are unhappy with someone
Antonyms
How Disapproving
Surface Forms
Morphology
chidingly = chiding (transparent) = chide + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding -ly to the participial/adjectival 'chiding', so the meaning 'in a manner expressing mild scolding' is directly predictable from the base.
Etymology
Chidingly comes from the old English verb chide, which means 'to scold' or tell someone they did wrong, and the ending -ly turns it into 'in a ... way'. So chidingly means doing something in a mild, scolding way, like giving a gentle warning or look.