Exprobratory

/ɛkˈsproʊbrətɔri/ adjective

Definition

Expressing or containing reproach, censure, or bitter disapproval.

Etymology

From Latin exprobratorius, derived from exprobrare. The suffix '-atory' means 'relating to or tending to do' the action, creating an adjective form of exprobration.

Kelly Says

Exprobratory is the adjectival form of another dead language—imagine needing an adjective specifically meaning 'full of reproach' often enough to coin this word, yet it barely appears in anything written after 1900.

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