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Reprovingly

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re·prove  (r-prv)
tr.v. re·proved, re·prov·ing, re·proves
1. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. See Synonyms at admonish.
2. To find fault with.
[Middle English reproven, from Anglo-Norman repruver, variant of Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobre, to disapprove; see reprobate.]
re·prova·ble adj.
re·proval n.
re·prover n.
re·proving·ly adv.
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Adv.1.reprovingly - in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him reprovingly"
reproachfully
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Sometimes she was at her fort, issuing commands; sometimes she was careering over the plain at the head of her men; sometimes she was training her horse; once she said, reprovingly, "You are giving me the wrong foot; give me the left - don't you know it is good-bye?
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
Stepan Arkadyevitch shook his head and laughed reprovingly at Veslovsky.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
"It isn't Bill, it's Billina; and you're talking slang, which is very undig'n'fied," said Dorothy, reprovingly.
Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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