reproachable

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adjective

Deserving reproach.

OriginEnglish reproach ← Middle English reprochen ← Old French reprochier →
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Meanings

adjectivereproachable (comparative more reproachable, superlative most reproachable)

comparative more reproachable · superlative most reproachable

  1. Deserving reproach.
  2. obsoleteOpprobrious; scurrilous; reproachful; abusive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
discommendable

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  7. Proto-Italic*pro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  10. Proto-Italic*prijos
  11. Proto-Italic*proprijos
  12. Latinproprius
  13. Latinpropriō
  14. Vulgar Latin*repropiō
  15. Old Frenchreprochier
  16. Middle Englishreprochen
  17. Englishreproach
  18. Englishreproachable

From reproach + -able.

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APA

reproachable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproachable

MLA

“reproachable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproachable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reproachable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproachable.

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