expostulatory

Dot Moxon's expostulatory and belligerent voice dominating the broken murmur of male voices.

She Closed Her Eyes 2010

Older SF actually had a lot of "expostulatory lumps," and I rather liked them you can find some of the same sort of writing in the parts of Moby Dick and Les Miserables that are usually abridged out of those works.

Does Science Fiction (Still) Matter? James Killus 2008

I drew Joe away, and he immediately became placable; merely stating to me, in an obliging manner and as a polite expostulatory notice to any one whom it might happen to concern, that he were not

Great Expectations 2007

With expostulatory shakes of the head and indignant glances I called his attention to the fact that I was not alone.

The Arrow of Gold 2006

Her expostulatory letter to her brother and sister.

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

You have heard, my good Miss Byron, that the friendship between Mr. Grandison and Signor Je-ronymo was twice broken off: once it was, by the unkindly-taken freedom of the expostulatory letter.

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

The sombre mantle of expostulatory eloquence had now descended on the earl, and he continued, turning full upon his victim, and raising and lowering his voice with monotonous propriety.

The Kellys and the O'Kellys 2004

As we returned, in passing a clump of trees, we heard a sudden outbreak of voices, angry and expostulatory; and saw, under the trees, the savage old

Uncle Silas 2003

Her look and manner were even expostulatory; and in reply to these, rather than her words, he said, — “I could not help it, madam: I found it impossible to leave the country without seeing with my own eyes how she settled.”

Villette 2003

They paced the centre-alley for nearly an hour, talking earnestly: he — looking grave, yet restless; she — wearing an amazed, expostulatory, dissuasive air.

Villette 2003