All 3 Uses
reprove
in
A Man for All Seasons
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- MORE (Bursting out) Your Grace, I'm not fit to meddle in these matters-to me it seems a matter for the Holy See— HENRY (Reprovingly) Thomas, Thomas, does a man need a Pope to tell him when he's sinned?†
Chpt 1 *reprovingly = in a critical manner
- CHAPUYS (Glibly) "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's— (He raises a reproving finger) But unto God—" MORE Stop!†
Chpt 2reproving = criticizing or critical
- JAILER (Reprovingly) Now, miss, you don't want to get me into trouble.†
Chpt 2reprovingly = in a critical 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) More rarely (though often from Shakespeare), the form reproof describes punishment rather than merely criticism.