reproachful

reproachful
adj
censuring, reproving, disapproving, admonitory, admonishing, warning, monitory; condemnatory, comminatory, incriminatory, accusatory, damnatory; upbraiding, scolding, abusive, berating; objurgatory, denunciatory, fulminatory; censorious, critical, faultfinding, captious, carping, hypercritical; disparaging, derogatory, depreciatory; vituperative, vilifying, invective, opprobrious; caustic, biting, vitriolic, cutting, trenchant, severe; beetle-browed, sullen, scowling, threatening, ominous, menacing, minatory.

A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , / , , , , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Reproachful — Re*proach ful ( f?l), a. 1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive. [1913 Webster] The reproachful speeches . . . That he hath breathed in my dishonor here. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Occasioning or deserving reproach;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reproachful — index blameful, contemptible, contemptuous, critical (faultfinding), ignoble, remonstrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • reproachful — 1540s, from REPROACH (Cf. reproach) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Reproachfully …   Etymology dictionary

  • reproachful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ expressing disapproval or disappointment. DERIVATIVES reproachfully adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • reproachful — [ri prōch′fəl] adj. full of or expressing reproach, or blame, censure, etc. reproachfully adv. reproachfulness n …   English World dictionary

  • reproachful — [[t]rɪpro͟ʊtʃfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Reproachful expressions or remarks show that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because someone has done something wrong. She gave Isabelle a reproachful look... He turned to Alex and his tone was reproachful.… …   English dictionary

  • reproachful — re|proach|ful [rıˈprəutʃfəl US ˈproutʃ ] adj a reproachful look, remark etc shows that you are criticizing someone or blaming them ▪ She gave her daughter a reproachful glance. >reproachfully adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reproachful — adjective a reproachful look, remark etc shows that you are criticizing someone or blaming them: She shot me a reproachful glance. reproachfully adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • reproachful — reproachfully, adv. reproachfulness, n. /ri prohch feuhl/, adj. 1. full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look. 2. Obs. deserving reproach; shameful. [1540 50; REPROACH + FUL] * * * …   Universalium

  • reproachful — adjective a) Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive. b) Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life …   Wiktionary

  • reproachful — adj. Reproachful is used with these nouns: ↑glance, ↑look …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”