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unreproving

unreproving adjective: not reproving.

Adjective

unreproving (comparative more unreproving, superlative most unreproving)

  1. Not reproving.
    • Then struck with a sense of her own violence and impetuosity, contrasted with her cousin's meek unreproving manner, Lady Emily threw her arms round her, begging pardon, and assuring her she did not mean her.1881, Susan Edmonstone Ferrier, Marriage
    • Ross watched her deteriorate in gloomy and unreproving silence.1906, David Graham Phillips, The Second Generation

Forms of unreproving

comparativemore unreproving
superlativemost unreproving

Origin of unreproving

From un- + reproving.

Words formed from unreproving

Questions about unreproving

What does unreproving mean?
Unreproving means not reproving.
What part of speech is unreproving?
Unreproving is an adjective.

Words near unreproving in the dictionary

  1. unreprovableness
  2. unreprovably
  3. unreproveable
  4. unreproved
  5. unreprovedly
  6. unreproving
  7. unreprovingly
  8. unreps
  9. unreptilian
  10. unrepublican
  11. unrepudiable

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