Meaning of REPROACHFUL
| Pronunciation: | | ri'prowchful
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[adj] expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective |
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REPROACHFUL is a 11 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | admonishing, admonitory, reproving, unfavorable, unfavourable |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*proach"ful\ (-f?l), a.
1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding;
opprobrious; abusive.
The reproachful speeches . . . That he hath breathed
in my dishonor here. --Shak.
2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a
reproachful life.
Syn: Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive;
insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous;
disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful;
disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous. --
{Re*proach"ful*ly} (r?-pr?ch"f?l-l?), adv. --
{Re*proach"ful*ness}, n.
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