reprehensible

CEFRC2

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/

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Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind and the reprehensible sequel Scarlett.
At the inquest, the conduct of guard Austin was described as reprehensible.

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Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind and the reprehensible sequel Scarlett.
1998, Greg Morrow, Dylan Verheul, “Sandman 14”, in The Sandman Annotations, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2008
We, as a society, should in some way be held accountable for how a 15-year-old girl went from watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians to joining a terrorist cult in a war zone. Begum was 15 when she did a reprehensible thing; Javid is 49. What’s his excuse?
2019, Gary Younge, “Shamima Begum has a right to British citizenship, whether you like it or not”, in Guardian.
At the inquest, the conduct of guard Austin was described as reprehensible.
2022 August 24, Bruce Healey, “Wartime tunnel crash: a miraculous escape”, in RAIL, number 964, page 52

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