reprovingly

1. 1.

   in a reproving or reproachful manner

   “she spoke to him reprovingly”

   Synonymsreproachfully

Questions about reprovingly

What does reprovingly mean?

reprovingly means "in a reproving or reproachful manner".

How many syllables are in reprovingly?

reprovingly has 4 syllables: re-pro-vin-gly. The stress falls on "pro".

What is another word for reprovingly?

Close synonyms include reproachfully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reprovingly a common word?

reprovingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.