All 12 Uses
reproach
in
Anne Of Green Gables
(Edited)
- "Oh," she added reproachfully, turning to Matthew, "why didn't you tell me at the station that you didn't want me and leave me there?"
p. 24.5 *reproachfully = in a disapproving manner
- "How can you call it a GOOD night when you know it must be the very worst night I've ever had?" she said reproachfully.
p. 27.1
- "I think he's lovely," said Anne reproachfully.
p. 32.8
- Because whenever I was naughty Mrs. Thomas would ask me how I could be such a bad girl when she had brought me up by hand—reproachful-like.
p. 38.9reproachful = full of criticism
- "You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair," said Anne reproachfully.
p. 49.4reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- Anne started off irreproachable, arrayed in the stiff black-and-white sateen, which, while decent as regards length and certainly not open to the charge of skimpiness, contrived to emphasize every corner and angle of her thin figure.
p. 77.1irreproachable = beyond criticismstandard affixes: The prefix ir- is often used in front of words that start with R to mean not. That reverses the meaning of the word as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible. The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- "Oh how could you, Anne?" breathed Diana as they went down the road half reproachfully, half admiringly.
p. 109.1reproachfully = in a disapproving manner
- "It isn't nonsense at all," said Anne, gazing at Marilla with solemn, reproachful eyes.
p. 112.5reproachful = full of disapproval
- But she always checked the thought reproachfully, remembering what she owed to Marilla.
p. 233.3reproachfully = self-critically
- I was so interested in it that I never noticed Miss Stacy coming down the aisle until all at once I just looked up and there she was looking down at me, so reproachful-like.
p. 234.9reproachful = full of criticism
- "I thought you liked that Stella Maynard better than me," said Diana reproachfully.
p. 282.5reproachfully = in a disapproving manner
- "You've been working too hard today, Matthew," she said reproachfully.
p. 284.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(reproach) a criticism; or to express criticism or disappointment -- especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shameThe expression "beyond reproach" is often used to indicate that one must not only be careful to do everything right, but must be careful not to do anything that might make people suspect they did something wrong. For example, politicians often need to behave in a manner that is beyond reproach.
"Beyond reproach" can also suggest that something is perfect. More rarely, it can also be used to suggest that someone is too powerful or too well-connected to criticize. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)