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reprobate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛpɹəbət/Part of speech adjective, verb, nounSorted abeeoprrtStarts with REnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

Word origin

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.
  • The reprobate criminal sneered at me.
  • And strength, and art, are easily outdone / By spirits reprobate.

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