Definition of reproachful

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Reproachful (a.) Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.

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Slur :: Slur (n.) A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo..
Womanish :: Womanish (a.) Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate..
Sarcasm :: Sarcasm (n.) A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest..
Sentimental :: Sentimental (a.) Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or affectedly tender; -- often in a reproachful sense.
Invective :: Invective (n.) An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny..
Exprobratory :: Exprobratory (a.) Expressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful.
Effeminacy :: Effeminacy (n.) Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men..
Rail :: Rail (v. i.) To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on..
Maledicent :: Maledicent (a.) Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.
Abusive :: Abusive (a.) Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous..
Reproachful :: Reproachful (a.) Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life..
Scandal :: Scandal (n.) Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously..
Temper :: Temper (n.) Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.
Reflectingly :: Reflectingly (adv.) With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully..
Stigmatical :: Stigmatical (a.) Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to character..
Reproachful :: Reproachful (a.) Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
Exprobration :: Exprobration (n.) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.
Puritan :: Puritan (n.) One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions.
Utilitarian :: Utilitarian (a.) Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; /iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art..
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization.
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