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   Rep·ro·bate

   /ˈreprəˌbāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately): "he had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption"
   • 2. (in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation. archaic

   adjective

   • 1. unprincipled (often used as a humorous or affectionate reproach): "a long-missed old reprobate drinking comrade"
   • 2. (in Calvinism) predestined to damnation. archaic

   verb

   • 1. express or feel disapproval of: archaic "his neighbors reprobated his method of proceeding"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin reprobat- ‘disapproved’, from the verb reprobare, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare ‘approve’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reprobation noun
   • 2. reprobative adjective
   • 3. reprobatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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