rebukeful

English

Etymology

From rebuke +‎ -ful.

Adjective

rebukeful (comparative more rebukeful, superlative most rebukeful)

1. (obsolete) Full of rebuke; highly critical.
   • 1855 October–December, Herman Melville, “Benito Cereno”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC, page 187:

     He descended to the cabin to bid a ceremonious, and, it may be, tacitly rebukeful adieu.

Derived terms

• rebukefulness

Related terms

• rebukefully

References

• “rebukeful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.