Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, belonging to, or characterized by remonstrance; expostulatory; remonstrant.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing remonstrance.

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  • adjective Of, characterized by, or exhibiting remonstration.

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Examples

  • This man played pool only to serve his peevish and remonstrative God.

    The Color of Faith 2009

  • The man from Shropshire ventures another remonstrative

    Bleak House 2007

  • His father, remonstrative, but covertly proud of the excess, had paid his bills and brought him home.

    Dubliners 2003

  • "You should make the time, Rennie," he advised with the remonstrative tone of a parent.

    The crush Brown, Sandra, 1948- 2002

  • He was reluctant to climb down again, but the long June day was coming to an end, the mosquitoes were moving in, and remonstrative yowls were coming from the toolshed.

    The Cat Who Went Underground Braun, Lilian Jackson 1989

  • To our astonishment, the great creature does nothing but stand still, holds himself up, and roar -- yes, roar; a long, serious, remonstrative roar.

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • They entered the little gray house again, just in time to hear remonstrative squeaks from the E string of the diminutive violin, blended with disheartened moans from the A and growls of protest from the G string.

    Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman Pauline Lester

  • If you had been there, you would have been pardoned for thinking that the last of the Spencers had suddenly discovered that he was sitting upon a remonstrative bee.

    Mary Minds Her Business George Weston

  • "You come very often," replied Mr. Coldpin in a mildly remonstrative tone.

    Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life Lemuel Ely Quigg

  • To our astonishment, the great creature does nothing but stand still, hold himself up, and roar -- yes, roar; a long, serious, remonstrative roar.

    Types of Children's Literature Walter Barnes

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