(adj) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure, Syn. criminal, vicious, reprehensible, deplorable, Example:a criminal waste of talent; a deplorable act of violence; adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ L. irreprehensibilis: cf. F. irrépréhensible. See Reprehensible. ] Not reprehensible; blameless; innocent. -- Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*rep`re*hen"si*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. reprehensibilis: cf. F. répréhensible. ] Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable. -- Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- Rep`re*hen"si*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]