upbraidingly
upbraidingly adverb: so as to upbraid; scoldingly.
Adverb
upbraidingly (comparative more upbraidingly, superlative most upbraidingly)
- So as to upbraid; scoldingly.
- He hears the horses--they have broken their tethers--he can hear them whinnying, upbraidingly, far off.1898, Henry Francis Keenan, The Iron Game
- And then--there lay the heart of the worry, proving him only too likely a graceless jealous middle-age curmudgeon, a senile sentimentalist, thus did he upbraidingly mock himself--were there not signs of Damaris developing into a rather thorough paced coquette?1919, Lucas Malet, Deadham Hard
Forms of upbraidingly
| comparative | more upbraidingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most upbraidingly |
Origin of upbraidingly
From upbraiding + -ly.
Questions about upbraidingly
- What does upbraidingly mean?
- Upbraidingly means so as to upbraid; scoldingly.
- What part of speech is upbraidingly?
- Upbraidingly is an adverb.
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