Meaning
reprehensible, blameworthy
- deserving strong moral condemnation or censure; reprehensible
- deeply blameworthy or objectionable
In a sentence
Il suo comportamento durante l'assemblea è stato giudicato riprovevole da tutti.
His behavior during the meeting was deemed reprehensible by everyone.
Non c'è alcuna giustificazione per un atto così gravemente riprovevole.
There is no justification for such a gravely reprehensible act.
La commissione ritiene che simili pratiche commerciali siano del tutto riprovevoli.
The committee considers such business practices to be entirely reprehensible.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riprovevole | masculine · singular |
| riprovevole | feminine · singular |
| riprovevoli | masculine · plural |
| riprovevoli | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal: characteristic of journalistic, judicial, or academic registers.
- Follows the regular two-ending adjective pattern ending in -e (plural -i for both genders).