rebukeful en · ADJ
Etymology
From rebuke + -ful.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Full of rebuke; highly critical.
He descended to the cabin to bid a ceremonious, and, it may be, tacitly rebukeful adieu.
1855 October–December, Herman Melville, “Benito Cereno”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC, page 187:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more rebukeful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most rebukeful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |