Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a reproving manner; with reproof or censure.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a reproving manner.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a reproving manner.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in a reproving or reproachful manner
Etymologies
- reproving + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I heard her call the dog's name reprovingly, then cry out in pain as the dog leapt from her arms. ”
“His lips pursed the monosyllable, "clothes," but Dick shook his head reprovingly.”
“She looked at me for a moment, her gray eyes serious and scrutinizing, as she passed me my cup; then laughter welled up in her eyes, and she shook her head reprovingly.”
“Why, Dolly, this is most remarkable," Lute began reprovingly.”
““Cut in haste, repent at leisure,” Yetta said, waving scissors at her reprovingly.”
“Don't let's get carried away, he says, reprovingly.”
“She sighed reprovingly, dismayed by this flamboyant lack of courtesy.”
“And once at a Kips Big Boy restaurant (I have probably told this before) she was eating a hot fudge sundae, and when a decidedly straight-laced just-out-of-Church family looked over at us reprovingly because of our high spirits, she painted her eyelids with fudge and gazed at them in a regal way.”
“I think the most obvious Cavendish theatrical finish line salute at least for this blog would be "The Bike Snob" wherein "The Man Missile" tut-tuts reprovingly at the second place finisher's $6000 wheels and mimes the very act of blogging about the experience...replete with laptop.”
“Some of us dinna spend our day idlin 'about the grassy banks, lad," he said reprovingly, rolling his eyes lewdly at me.”
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ArnoldJ Is the verb to reprovingly reproved, or is it something else? Jan 23, 2011