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  • He turned on his heel and stormed out of the library, earning himself a reproving glare from Madam Pince,  (source)
    reproving = disapproving
  • "No, no, Medium dear, that's Mars," Mrs Whatsit reproved gently.  (source)
    reproved = criticized
  • Artemis scowled reprovingly at him.  (source)
    reprovingly = in a critical manner
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  • Already Nathan's obsession with guilt and God's reproof was infecting me.  (source)
    reproof = criticism
  • It would grieve your Majesty more if he had to be reproved for...  (source)
    reproved = told of disapproval of his actions
  • But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.  (source)
    reprove = express disapproval
  • Simon started the car before she'd finished, flinging her back against the seat. "Ouch," she said reprovingly.  (source)
    reprovingly = in a disapproving manner
  • ...the voice of a reproving conscience.  (source)
    reproving = criticizing
  • Little sentences, little reproofs reminding me every hour, every day.  (source)
    reproofs = criticisms
  • The pain of sitting on the narrow bench was such that often he got up and walked about, unreproved by the telescreen.†  (source)
    unreproved = not criticized
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unreproved means not and reverses the meaning of reproved. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
  • And my own son reproves me because I haven't given him religious instruction.†  (source)
    reproves = criticizes
  • he that reproveth God, let him answer it.†  (source)
    reproveth = criticisms
    standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-th" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She reproveth" in older English, today we say "She reproves."
  • 'Yes, indeed,' responded her reprover.†  (source)
    reprover = someone who criticizes
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