reproachfully
- r in a reproving or reproachful manner
- At the state reception which followed there were those who looked upon their King reproachfully, recalling words which he uttered as a boy of 16 at his investiture:.
- But he claimed, reproachfully, that Washington did not inform him in advance.
- Wilson turned to an aide, said reproachfully: "I thought you told me there wasn't anything hot going on.