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reprovable

[ ri-proo-vuh-buhl ]
/ rɪˈpru və bəl /

adjective

deserving of reproof.

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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

Words nearby reprovable

reproductive systems, reprographics, reprography, reproof, repro proof, reprovable, reproval, reprove, rept., reptant, reptile
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