adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her disapproving parents refused to attend her wedding.
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John gave me a disapproving look when I suggested another drink.
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The announcement of a further pay increase for politicians provoked disapproving comments from the leader of the opposition party.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above it hung a picture of a disapproving man who I presumed was Sefton Hamilton's grandfather.
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And then Georg had closed in on her, a grumpier, more disapproving , hectoring Georg.
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Mrs Saulitis threw them a disapproving glance.
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She'd left the smashed car outside and staggered inside, drawing disapproving glances from the other guests.
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The application had been subject to long and disapproving scrutiny at Coutts.
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Would you have put on your disapproving hat and talked about tangled webs and reaping what you sow?