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Meaning of REPROACHFUL

Pronunciation:  ri'prowchful

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
 
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 Synonyms: admonishing, admonitory, reproving, unfavorable, unfavourable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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