Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Reproachful
Re-proach′ful
(-f?l)
, Adj.
1.
Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
The
That he hath breathed in my dishonor here.
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)
- Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
- Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life.
Derived terms
- adverb: reproachfully
- unreproachful
Translations
with reproach
|
|
deserving reproach
|
|
References
- reproachful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- reproachful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913