English Explanatory Dictionary

reprehensible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
  2. Deserving of reprehension.
noun
  1. A reprehensible person; a villain.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reprehensible.wav /ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/

Word forms

reprehensible more reprehensible most reprehensible reprehensibles

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendo; equivalent to reprehend + -ible.

Synonyms

at fault remiss to blame blameworthy censurable culpable guilty nocent reprehensible damnable deplorable scornworthy abject filthy base beggarly carrion cheap choical contemptible cringing dedecorous degraded deridable derisible despicable despisable dirty discreditable disdainable disgraceful dishonorable disreputable execrable groveling hylic hylical ignoble ignominious inglorious lame laughable loathsome lousy low ludicrous mean mean-spirited miserable obscene outrageous paltry pathetic pissass pitiable pitiful plebeian punk putrid reprehensive

Related words

reprehensibility reprehend reprehensive irreprehensible reprehension

Derived words

nonreprehensible reprehensibleness reprehensibly unreprehensible
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