reproof (n.)
- admonishment
- admonition
- castigation
- chastisement
- chiding
- correction
- lecture
- lesson
- objurgation
- rap
- rating
- rebuke
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobation
- reproval
- scolding
- sermon
- spanking
- upbraiding
- wig
reproof (v.)
reproof (adj.)
Reproof on her lips, but a smile in her eye.
The Retort Courteous; . . . the Quip Modest; . . . the Reply Churlish; . . . the Reproof Valiant; . . . the Countercheck Quarrelsome; . . . the Lie with Circumstance; . . . the Lie Direct.