reprovable

[ ri-proo-vuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. deserving of reproof.

Origin of reprovable

1
1300–50; Middle English <Middle French, equivalent to reprov(er) to reprove + -able-able

Other words from reprovable

  • re·prov·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·re·prov·a·ble, adjective

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How to use reprovable in a sentence

  • And we believe that persons thus entirely sanctified may, by the power of God, be kept unblameable and unreprovable in His sight.'