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Disgraceful vs Reproachful - What's the difference?

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Disgraceful is a related term of reproachful.


As adjectives the difference between disgraceful and reproachful

is that disgraceful is bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful while reproachful is expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.

disgraceful

English

Alternative forms

* disgracefull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
  • Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.

    • reproachful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
  • Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life.

    • Derived terms

    *adverb: reproachfully

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