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Definition of Reprovingly in English :

Reprovingly

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Adverb

1. reproachfully, reprovingly

in a reproving or reproachful manner

Example Sentences:
'she spoke to him reprovingly'

reproachfully

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reprovingly

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verb

(transitive)

to speak disapprovingly to (a person); rebuke or scold

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Reprovingly

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈproved or reˈproving

1.

to speak to in disapproval; rebuke

2.

to express disapproval of (something done or said); censure

3. Obsolete

to refute; disprove

4. Obsolete

to convince or convict

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reprovingly

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tr.v. re·proved, re·prov·ing, re·proves

1. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize: reproved the children for making too much noise. See Synonyms at admonish.

2. To express disapproval about (something): "Some bigger boys laughed. But Augustine angrily reproved their frivolity" (Richard Hughes).

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