adj
reprehensive
Reprehensive (adj) means expressing blame or rebuke.
adj
1
Expressing blame or rebuke.
"By the last two periods of the corpus, indeed, craindre deveolps a reprehensive interpretation, arising with certain specific contextual factors to yield a flavor of reproach (or apology)."
— Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2018 (2021)
"He stops at Winna's reprehensive stare."
— Paul Caetano, The Enigma of the Sphinx (2012)
2
Deserving of criticism or blame; reprehensible.
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Etymology
Compare French répréhensif.
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What is the meaning of reprehensive?
"reprehensive" (adj) means expressing blame or rebuke.
What is another word for reprehensive?
Other words for "reprehensive" include censorious, disapproving, condemning, deplorable, degraded, blameworthy.
What are the different meanings of reprehensive?
"reprehensive" has 2 main meanings: 1. Expressing blame or rebuke; 2. Deserving of criticism or blame; reprehensible.
