Re-prōach'ful, a.

a. 1. Expressing reproach; scurrilous; opprobrious. Thrust these reproachful speeches down. Shak. 2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; infamous; base; vile; as, reproachful conduct; a reproachful life. Syn.—Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; sarcastic; insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous.