Re*proach"ful (-f?l), 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 (r&?;-pr&?;ch"f&?;l-l&?;),
adv. -- Re*proach"ful*ness,
n.
Re*proach"ful (-f?l), 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 (r&?;-pr&?;ch"f&?;l-l&?;),
adv. -- Re*proach"ful*ness,
n.
