reprovable

[ ri-proo-vuh-buh l ]

/ rɪˈpru və bəl /

adjective

deserving of reproof.

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Discover The Influence Of Portuguese On English Via This Quiz!

We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby reprovable

reproductive system, reproductive systems, reprographics, reprography, reproof, reprovable, reproval, reprove, rept, rept., reptant

Origin of reprovable

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to reprov(er) to reprove + -able -able

OTHER WORDS FROM reprovable

re·prov·a·ble·ness, nounun·re·prov·a·ble, adjective