reprehensible

 
Pronunciation: /ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/

adjective

  • deserving censure or condemnation: his complacency and reprehensible laxity

Derivatives

reprehensibility

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

reprehensibly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens- 'rebuked', from the verb reprehendere (see reprehend)

Spelling help

The ending of reprehensible is spelled -ible.