REPROACHFUL
admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving
(adjective) expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
reproachful (comparative more reproachful, superlative most reproachful)
Expressing or containing reproach
Synonyms: upbraiding, opprobrious, abusive
Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base
Source: Wiktionary
Re*proach"ful (-fl), a.
1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious;
abusive.
The reproachful speeches . . . That he hath breathed in my dishonor
here. Shak.
2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a
reproachful life.
Syn.
– Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; insulting;
contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable;
discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base;
vile; infamous.
– Re*proach"ful*ly (r, adv.
– Re*proach"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition