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repr-i-HENS-uh-bl/ˌreprɪˈhensəbl/

Reprehensible means deserving strong criticism: a reprehensible cut, reprehensible silence. Wrong (already in the dictionary) is everyday; dropping a slice without a note is not clarity.

Meaning

Deserving strong criticism (from wrong, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Dropping the night slice without a note is reprehensible, not “clarity”.”
• “Wrong is already in this course. Blameworthy is the close twin. Clarity is a slogan. A named list with a date is methods. Write the frame; then drop the slice if the ethics minute still allows the cut.”

Good to know

Deserving blame. Everyday: wrong (already in the dictionary). “Clarity” ≠ a codebook note.

Near in meaning

blameworthy, indefensible, shameful

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