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Reprehensive vs Reprehensible - What's the difference?

reprehensive | reprehensible |

As adjectives the difference between reprehensive and reprehensible

is that reprehensive is containing reprehension or reproof while reprehensible is blameworthy, censurable, guilty.

As a noun reprehensible is

a reprehensible person; a villain.

reprehensive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing reprehension or reproof.
    • (South)

    Related terms

    * reprehensively (Webster 1913)

    reprehensible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
  • Deserving of reprehension.
  • * 1998 , Greg Morrow and Dylan Verheul, '' The Sandman Annotations, Sandman 14
    • Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind'' and the reprehensible sequel ''Scarlett .

    Related terms

    * reprehensibility * reprehend * irreprehensible * reprehension

    Synonyms

    * at fault, deplorable, remiss

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reprehensible person; a villain.
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