beratingly

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adverb

So as to berate or scold.

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Meanings

adverbberatingly (comparative more beratingly, superlative most beratingly)

comparative more beratingly · superlative most beratingly

  1. So as to berate or scold.

Origin

From berating + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

beratingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beratingly

MLA

“beratingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beratingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beratingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beratingly.

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