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objurgatively

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ɒbˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)ɡətɪvli/

adv

Etymology: From objurgative + -ly.

  1. in an objurgative or reproving manner

    The foolish Patient still at intervals continued to break in on our discourse, which rather promised to take a philosophic turn: “But I have lost my appetite,” said he, objurgatively, with a tone of irritated pathos; “I have no appetite; I can't eat!”