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reproved
adjective as in punished
adjective as in warned
Strong matches
Example Sentences
A Supreme Court clerkship, two law faculty posts and a George W. Bush administration appointment followed, but when Goldsmith’s new wife witnessed his chilly rudeness toward his mother’s partner, she reproved him.
"His Highness would not be your son if he did not inherit your conditions. It would grieve your Majesty more if he had to be reproved for the opposite fault."
“Bad, bad penguin!” reproved Mrs. Popper, glaring down at Captain Cook.
They reproved, in very loud and angry tones, his lack of thoroughness in completing a government questionnaire.
But she also felt reproved for her homebound boredom.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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