reproachfully
(ad.)責備似地
Re·proach·ful a.
1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
The reproachful speeches . . .
That he hath breathed in my dishonor here. --Shak.
2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life.
Syn: -- Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous.
-- Re*proach*ful*ly adv. -- Re*proach*ful*ness, n.
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reproachfully
adv : in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him
reprovingly" [syn: reprovingly]