reprehensibleadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛprᵻˈhɛnsᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English reprehensyble, Middle English– reprehensible.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French reprehensible; Latin reprehensibilis.

Etymology: < Middle French reprehensible (French répréhensible ) worthy of censure or criticism (early 14th cent. or earlier in Old French; compare Old French, Middle French reprenable (12th cent.)) and its etymon classical Latin reprehensibilis open to censure, blameworthy (2nd cent. a.d.) < reprehens- , past participial stem of reprehendere reprehend v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare reprehend v., reprehension n.

Deserving of reprehension, censure, or rebuke; reprovable; morally detestable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [adjective] > worthy of rebuke

reprovablea1382

reprehensiblec1384

viciousc1386

reprobable?a1475

reprehendablea1500

rebukeful1530

rebukable1551

chastisable1611

castigable1716

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Gal. ii. 11 I stood aȝens hym in to the face, for he was reprehensyble, or worthi for to be reprouyd [c1400 Royal 1.B.6 repreuable; a1425 L.V. worthi to be vndirnommen; L. reprehensibilis].

a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm. 59) (1977) 208 (MED) Þe qualitees of largesse and of avarice beon reprehensible, of booþe inordinately folowed and vsed.

a1500 Disciplina Clericalis in Western Reserve Univ. Bull. (1919) 22 52 (MED) If any thyng is in me that is reprehensible, sey yee, and I shal hast me in yowre jugement to be corrected.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 183/2 Whereby it is to be gathered, that the bishop and deacon are noted infamous and reprehensible.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xx. 34 In a meane man prodigalitie and pride are faultes more reprehensible then in Princes.

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. i. §7. 10 It is therefore neither absurd, nor reprehensible..for a man to use all his endeavours to..defend his Body.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 6 in Scepsis Scientifica To keep such voluminous ado about acknowledg'd uncertainties, is a very reprehensible vanity.

1721 R. Manning Case stated Church of Rome I. §24. 133 As to St Peter, tho he was reprehensible (as St Paul says) in his Practice, no Christian will surely say, he err'd in Faith.

1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal iii. ii. 33 In my mind, the other's œconomy in selling it to him, was more reprehensible by half.

1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) viii. 104 There is even an irregular, unconstitutional, and reprehensible act done.

1878 L. P. Meredith Teeth (ed. 2) 20 Biting into rock and other hard candies is certainly a very reprehensible practice.

1905 Daily Chron. 7/1 He was re-climbing the gate after carrying out his reprehensible work.

1951 Sport 16–22 Mar. 10/3 Such an exhibition on a football field is most reprehensible.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 June 85/2 Terrorism is reprehensible and unacceptable.

Derivatives

repreˈhensibleness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Reprehensibleness.

1819 T. Hope Anastasius II. vii. 143 He now on all occasions enlarged upon the reprehensibleness of my conduct.

1916 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 36 71 The reprehensibleness of goat-sacrifice is described impressively from the Jinistic point of view in Merutunga's Prabandhacintāmani.

1994 A.-H. Maehle in A. Manning & J. Serpell Animals & Human Society 93 He argued by analogy with racism—i.e. its reprehensibleness served as a model for the condemnation of cruelty to animals.

repreˌhensiˈbility n. [compare post-classical Latin reprehensibilitas (c1200 in a British source)] †(a) reprehension, reproof (obsolete rare); (b) the quality or fact of being reprehensible.

ΚΠ

1782 J. Gambier Narr. Facts Conduct 30 Humbly beseeching the strictest investigation into my conduct, if any part of it seemed to give the least cause of displeasure or reprehensibility.

1786 Green-room Mirror 62 This reprehensibility can only be entituled a private fault, which might proceed from the prejudice of education.

1806 C. Cappe in C. Richardson Poems Pref. p. x The editor cannot pass over these facts, without animadverting on the great reprehensibility of this and of similar conduct in the masters and mistresses of families.

1908 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 29 414 It is the senseless extravagance of the conduct of this person, rather than the moral reprehensibility of it, that outrages the speaker.

1997 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 6 Feb. a1 In awarding punitive damages, a California jury must first consider the reprehensibility of the defendant's action, then seek to come up with an amount that fits the crime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reprehensible
释义	reprehensibleadj. Brit. /ˌrɛprᵻˈhɛnsᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English reprehensyble, Middle English– reprehensible. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French reprehensible; Latin reprehensibilis. Etymology: < Middle French reprehensible (French répréhensible ) worthy of censure or criticism (early 14th cent. or earlier in Old French; compare Old French, Middle French reprenable (12th cent.)) and its etymon classical Latin reprehensibilis open to censure, blameworthy (2nd cent. a.d.) < reprehens- , past participial stem of reprehendere reprehend v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare reprehend v., reprehension n. Deserving of reprehension, censure, or rebuke; reprovable; morally detestable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [adjective] > worthy of rebuke reprovablea1382 reprehensiblec1384 viciousc1386 reprobable?a1475 reprehendablea1500 rebukeful1530 rebukable1551 chastisable1611 castigable1716 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Gal. ii. 11 I stood aȝens hym in to the face, for he was reprehensyble, or worthi for to be reprouyd [c1400 Royal 1.B.6 repreuable; a1425 L.V. worthi to be vndirnommen; L. reprehensibilis]. a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm. 59) (1977) 208 (MED) Þe qualitees of largesse and of avarice beon reprehensible, of booþe inordinately folowed and vsed. a1500 Disciplina Clericalis in Western Reserve Univ. Bull. (1919) 22 52 (MED) If any thyng is in me that is reprehensible, sey yee, and I shal hast me in yowre jugement to be corrected. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 183/2 Whereby it is to be gathered, that the bishop and deacon are noted infamous and reprehensible. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xx. 34 In a meane man prodigalitie and pride are faultes more reprehensible then in Princes. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. i. §7. 10 It is therefore neither absurd, nor reprehensible..for a man to use all his endeavours to..defend his Body. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 6 in Scepsis Scientifica To keep such voluminous ado about acknowledg'd uncertainties, is a very reprehensible vanity. 1721 R. Manning Case stated Church of Rome I. §24. 133 As to St Peter, tho he was reprehensible (as St Paul says) in his Practice, no Christian will surely say, he err'd in Faith. 1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal iii. ii. 33 In my mind, the other's œconomy in selling it to him, was more reprehensible by half. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) viii. 104 There is even an irregular, unconstitutional, and reprehensible act done. 1878 L. P. Meredith Teeth (ed. 2) 20 Biting into rock and other hard candies is certainly a very reprehensible practice. 1905 Daily Chron. 7/1 He was re-climbing the gate after carrying out his reprehensible work. 1951 Sport 16–22 Mar. 10/3 Such an exhibition on a football field is most reprehensible. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 June 85/2 Terrorism is reprehensible and unacceptable. Derivatives repreˈhensibleness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Reprehensibleness. 1819 T. Hope Anastasius II. vii. 143 He now on all occasions enlarged upon the reprehensibleness of my conduct. 1916 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 36 71 The reprehensibleness of goat-sacrifice is described impressively from the Jinistic point of view in Merutunga's Prabandhacintāmani. 1994 A.-H. Maehle in A. Manning & J. Serpell Animals & Human Society 93 He argued by analogy with racism—i.e. its reprehensibleness served as a model for the condemnation of cruelty to animals. repreˌhensiˈbility n. [compare post-classical Latin reprehensibilitas (c1200 in a British source)] †(a) reprehension, reproof (obsolete rare); (b) the quality or fact of being reprehensible. ΚΠ 1782 J. Gambier Narr. Facts Conduct 30 Humbly beseeching the strictest investigation into my conduct, if any part of it seemed to give the least cause of displeasure or reprehensibility. 1786 Green-room Mirror 62 This reprehensibility can only be entituled a private fault, which might proceed from the prejudice of education. 1806 C. Cappe in C. Richardson Poems Pref. p. x The editor cannot pass over these facts, without animadverting on the great reprehensibility of this and of similar conduct in the masters and mistresses of families. 1908 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 29 414 It is the senseless extravagance of the conduct of this person, rather than the moral reprehensibility of it, that outrages the speaker. 1997 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 6 Feb. a1 In awarding punitive damages, a California jury must first consider the reprehensibility of the defendant's action, then seek to come up with an amount that fits the crime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1384
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