reprovingly
1
7.4
- adverb
- /rɪˈpruvɪŋli/
:
reprobatoriamente
- "You're very naughty," the smith said reprovingly.
- said reprovingly
- looked at her reprovingly
- shook his head reprovingly
Examples
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"Language, Victoria," Elena said reprovingly.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Christina," he would say reprovingly.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I saw you last night," he said reprovingly.
Fiction book (1996) -
The mothers looked at her reprovingly.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Which does not stop you from doing so, Mother," Agnes said reprovingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
"You should have called in before," said Flint, reprovingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
She remembered us and added reprovingly, "And what about his poor children?"
Fiction book (1993) -
He shook his head reprovingly at the boy.
Fiction book (1991) -
"You shouldn't have left without telling me," she said reprovingly.
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"He forgot to submit his report again," she remarked reprovingly.
Synonyms
6
5.3
In a way that shows disapproval
3
3.9
In a way that shows you do not agree with or like something
1
6.6
In a way that shows blame or unhappiness
1
8.1
In a way that says something is bad
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
7.6
In a gentle, slightly scolding way
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
In a way that shows strong disapproval
In a way that shows disapproval or criticism
Antonyms
How Disapproving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reprovingly comes from the parts re- and probare, which means 'to test' or 'to prove' and is the same root as prove and proof. Because it once meant to show that something fails the test, to reprove is to show disapproval, so reprovingly means 'in a disapproving way'.