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Reproachfulness

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reproachful \Re*proach"ful\ (-f?l), a.
   1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding;
      opprobrious; abusive.

            The reproachful speeches . . . That he hath breathed
            in my dishonor here.                  --Shak.

   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?-pr?ch"f?l-l?), adv. --
        {Re*proach"ful*ness}, n.
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