The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
reprehensively — rep·re·hen·sive·ly … English syllables
reprehensively — adverb in a shameful manner the garden was criminally neglected • Syn: ↑criminally • Derived from adjective: ↑reprehensible, ↑criminal (for: ↑criminally) * * * … Useful english dictionary
criminally — adverb 1. in a shameful manner the garden was criminally neglected • Syn: ↑reprehensively • Derived from adjective: ↑reprehensible (for: ↑reprehensively), ↑criminal … Useful english dictionary
reprehension — reprehensive /rep ri hen siv/, adj. reprehensively, adv. /rep ri hen sheuhn/, n. the act of reprehending; reproof; censure. [1325 75; ME < L reprehension (s. of reprehensio), equiv. to reprehens(us) (ptp. of reprehendere to REPREHEND) + ion ION]… … Universalium
reprehension — /rɛprəˈhɛnʃən/ (say repruh henshuhn) noun the act of reprehending; reproof; censure. {Latin reprehensiōn , stem of reprehensiō} –reprehensive, adjective –reprehensively, adverb …
reprehension — [rep΄rihen′shən] n. [ME reprehencion < L reprehensio] the act of reprehending; reproof or censure reprehensive [rep΄re hen′siv] adj. reprehensively adv … English World dictionary
