exprobrative

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adjective

Expressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful.

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Meanings

adjectiveexprobrative (comparative more exprobrative, superlative most exprobrative)

comparative more exprobrative · superlative most exprobrative

  1. obsoleteExpressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful.

    All benefites loosing much of their splendor […] that doe beare with them an exprobrative terme of necessitie.

    1613, Anthony Sherley, Sir Anthony Sherley: his Relation of his Travels into Persia

    Synonyms: exprobratory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExpressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful.

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Origin

From exprobrate + -ive.

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

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

Chicago

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

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