reprehensible

[ rep-ri-hen-suh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.

Origin of reprehensible

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, equivalent to Latin reprehēns(us) (past participle of reprehendere to reprehend) + -ibilis-ible

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Other words from reprehensible

  • rep·re·hen·si·bil·i·ty, rep·re·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
  • rep·re·hen·si·bly, adverb
  • non·rep·re·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·rep·re·hen·si·ble, adjective
  • non·rep·re·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
  • non·rep·re·hen·si·bly, adverb
  • un·rep·re·hen·si·ble, adjective
  • un·rep·re·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
  • un·rep·re·hen·si·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for reprehensible

reprehensible

/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy

Origin of reprehensible

1
C14: from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove; see reprehend

Derived forms of reprehensible

  • reprehensibility or reprehensibleness, noun
  • reprehensibly, adverb

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