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reprehensible (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French reprehensible (14c.) or directly from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens-, past participle stem of Latin reprehendere "to blame, censure, rebuke; seize, restrain" (see reprehend). Related: Reprehensibly; reprehensibility.

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Definitions of reprehensible from WordNet

reprehensible (adj.)
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure;
adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
Synonyms: condemnable / criminal / deplorable / vicious
From wordnet.princeton.edu