Both Uses of
reprove
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- A soft peal of mirthless laughter escaped from his lips and, bending down as before, he struck Stephen lightly across the calf of the leg with his cane, as if in jesting reproof.†
Chpt 2 *
- The squat student looked at him seriously and shook his umbrella gently and reprovingly.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(reprove) express disapproval or criticism -- typically in a mild manner & sometimes even in a friendly manner