Expostulated
[ɪk'spɔstʃə,leɪtid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Expostulate
Editor: Whitney
Examples
- Sir Pitt went and expostulated with his sister-in-law upon the subject of the dismissal of Briggs and other matters of delicate family interest. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Think of the look of the thing,' expostulated Mr. Pickwick; 'have some regard to appearances. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Don't go and have all the crying to yourself,' expostulated Maggy, 'that an't not being greedy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- That same night after Adrian's departure, her mother had warmly expostulated with her on the subject of her attachment to me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Cinderella, dear child,' the old man expostulated, 'will you never rest? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I expostulated with him, but in vain; neither would he so much as tell me who their new captain was. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Come, come now, uncle, expostulated Shirley, do not begin to fret and fume, or we shall make no sense of the business. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Paul, told us he knew not what possessed us, and half expostulated. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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