Both Uses of
reprobate
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'No, reprobate!†
Chpt 2
- 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.†
Chpt 5 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(reprobate as in: the reprobate lied) an unprincipled or immoral person -- sometimes used affectionately
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(2)
(reprobate as in: reprobate behavior) unprincipled or immoral
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(3)
(reprobation as in: she fears their reprobation) expression of criticism