Both Uses of
reprove
in
The Age of Innocence
- The Marchioness shook her head reprovingly.†
Chpt 17 *reprovingly = in a critical manner
- It was just what Archer's eldest son, the pride of his life, was doing; and nobody wondered or reproved.†
Chpt 34reproved = criticized
Definitions:
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(1)
(reprove) express disapproval or criticism -- typically in a mild manner & sometimes even in a friendly manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely (though often from Shakespeare), the form reproof describes punishment rather than merely criticism.