REPREHENSIBLE

condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious

(adjective) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; “a criminal waste of talent”; “a deplorable act of violence”; “adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

reprehensible (comparative more reprehensible, superlative most reprehensible)

Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.

Deserving of reprehension.

Synonyms

• at fault, deplorable, remiss

Noun

reprehensible (plural reprehensibles)

A reprehensible person; a villain.

Source: Wiktionary


Rep`re*hen"si*ble (-hn"s-b'l), a. Etym: [L. reprehensibilis: cf. F. répréhensible.]

Definition: Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.

– Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n.

– Rep`re*hen"si*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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