Both Uses of
reprobate
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'No, reprobate!
p. 10.5reprobate = unprincipled person
- He encouraged him to regard Hindley as a reprobate; and, night after night, he regularly grumbled out a long string of tales against Heathcliff and Catherine: always minding to flatter Earnshaw's weakness by heaping the heaviest blame on the latter.
p. 29.1 *
Definition:
a person who behaves in an unprincipled or immoral way; or behavior that is immoral or unprincipled; or (less commonly) to criticize such behavior
Reprobate is sometimes used affectionately to describe someone who breaks rules in a charming or amusing way.