REPREHENSIBLE


Meaning of REPREHENSIBLE in English

-en(t)səbəl adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehensus (past participle of reprehendere ) + -ibilis -able

: worthy of or deserving reprehension : blamable , censurable , culpable , reprovable

to capitalize on his ignorance is morally reprehensible — Nicholas Samstag

it is my reprehensible nature to welcome excitement — Carl Van Doren

when a work of art excites … reprehensible passions — Samuel Alexander

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