All 3 Uses of
reprehensible
in
Little Women
- He pulled her hair whenever she came near him, upset his bread and milk to plague her when she had newly cleaned his cage, made Mop bark by pecking at him while Madam dozed, called her names before company, and behaved in all respects like an reprehensible old bird.†
Chpt 1.19
- Jo ... shook her fist at the reprehensible John.
Chpt 1.20 *reprehensible = bad
- Laurie resigned her to the 'nice little boy', and went to do his duty to Flo, without securing Amy for the joys to come, which reprehensible want of forethought was properly punished, for she immediately engaged herself till supper, meaning to relent if he then gave any signs penitence.†
Chpt 2.37
Definition:
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(reprehensible) bad -- deserving severe criticism