reprehensible
[ rep-ri-hen-suh-buhl ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl /
adjective
deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
Origin of reprehensible
OTHER WORDS FROM reprehensible
Words nearby reprehensible
repoussé,
repp,
repplier,
repr.,
reprehend,
reprehensible,
reprehension,
represent,
representation,
representational,
representationalism
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British Dictionary definitions for reprehensible
reprehensible
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /
adjective
open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy
Derived forms of reprehensible
reprehensibility or reprehensibleness, noun reprehensibly, adverbWord Origin for reprehensible
C14: from Late Latin
reprehensibilis, from Latin
reprehendere to hold back, reprove; see
reprehend