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Chidingly

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chide  (chd)
v. chid·ed or chid (chd), chid·ed or chid or chid·den (chdn), chid·ing, chides
v.tr.
To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.
v.intr.
To express disapproval.

[Middle English chiden, from Old English cdan, from cd, strife, contention.]

chider n.
chiding·ly adv.


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43) Ibid, 246: Margherita somewhat chidingly says, "Conveniently enough, Signor Annibal finds the occasion to mix discussions of love in this proposition.
 
 
 
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