Both Uses of
reprove
in
City of Bones
- "Jace," Hodge said reprovingly.†
Chpt 10reprovingly = in a critical manner
- Simon started the car before she'd finished, flinging her back against the seat. "Ouch," she said reprovingly.
Chpt 18 *reprovingly = in a disapproving manner
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.