reprovable

reprovable
reprovableness, n.
/ri prooh"veuh beuhl/, adj.
deserving of reproof.
[1300-50; ME < MF, equiv. to reprov(er) to REPROVE + -able -ABLE]

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  • Reprovable — Re*prov a*ble (r? pr??v ? b l), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]prouvable.] Worthy of reproof or censure. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] Syn: Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; culpable; rebukable. [1913 Webster] {Re*prov a*ble*ness}, n. {Re*prov… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reprovable — index blameful, blameworthy, guilty, reprehensible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reprovable — ir·reprovable; reprovable; …   English syllables

  • reprovable — adjective reproachable …   Wiktionary

  • reprovable — re|pro|va|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • reprovable — rɪ pruːvÉ™bl adj. worthy of admonition, worthy of reproach; blameworthy, culpable; censurable, worthy of condemnation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • reprovable — a. Censurable, blamable, blameworthy, reproachable, culpable, reprehensible, deserving censure, worthy of blame, rebukable …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • reprovable — re•prov•a•ble [[t]rɪˈpru və bəl[/t]] adj. deserving of reproof • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF, =reprov(er) to reprove+ able able …   From formal English to slang

  • reprovable — /rəˈpruvəbəl/ (say ruh proohvuhbuhl) adjective deserving of reproof …  

  • reprovable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French reprouvable, from reprouver, reprover to reprove + able obsolete : deserving reproof or censure : blameworthy, reprehensible …   Useful english dictionary

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