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Webster 1913 Edition


Reproachful

Re-proach′ful

(-f?l)
,
Adj.
1.
Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
The
reproachful
speeches . . .
That he hath breathed in my dishonor here.
Shakespeare
2.
Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base;
as, a
reproachful
life
.
Syn. – Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous.
Re-proach′ful-ly
(r[GREEK]-pr[GREEK]ch′f[GREEK]l-l[GREEK])
,
adv.
Re-proach′ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reproachful

REPROACHFUL

,
Adj.
1.
Expressing censure with contempt; scurrilous; opprobrious; as reproachful words.
2.
Shameful; bringing or casting reproach; infamous; base; vile; as reproachful conduct; a reproachful life.

Definition 2024


reproachful

reproachful

English

Adjective

reproachful (comparative more reproachful, superlative most reproachful)

  1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
  2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life.

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References

  • reproachful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • reproachful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913