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reproachful

[ri-prohch-fuhl] / rɪˈproʊtʃ fəl /


ADJECTIVE
admonishing
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
admonitory
Synonyms






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In fact, during that same discussion, hooks was critical of “Orange Is the New Black,” the show that made Cox famous, and reproachful of the way the actress presented herself.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021

One of the girls, Lily, starts crying, and the camera pans to Chloe as she pulls a reproachful face.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2021

At its centre is Makiko, an ageing bar hostess and single mother to Midoriko, her reproachful adolescent daughter, who will only communicate with her in writing.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2020

For the rest of the trip, I went barefaced and endured the reproachful glares of my fellow shoppers.

From The Verge ● Apr. 8, 2020

Some tittered to relieve the unbearable tension, some cast him a reproachful glance, Grace Wexler clicked her tongue, and Sydelle Pulaski shhh-ed.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin


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