Reprovingly
[ri'pru:viŋli]
Definition
(adv.) in a reproving or reproachful manner; 'she spoke to him reprovingly'.
Checker: Maryann--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a reproving manner.
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Examples
- If you had just reversed the nod and the bow, it would have been right, said Amy reprovingly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The Marchioness shook her head reprovingly. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I said, not angrily, not reprovingly--with nothing but sorrow in my voice, and nothing but sorrow in my heart. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- My child, he said reprovingly, do not make ill blood between these two men by your woman's wiles. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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