reproachableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈprəʊtʃəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/,

/riˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. late Middle English–1500s reprocheable, late Middle English–1600s reprochable, 1600s– reproachable.

β. late Middle English reprouchable.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French reprochable ; reproach v., -able suffix.

Etymology: Probably partly < Middle French reprochable (French reprochable ) that merits reproach (13th cent. in Old French of a thing, 1531 of a person; < reprocher reproach v. + -able -able suffix), and partly < reproach v. + -able suffix.With the β. forms compare discussion at reproach n.

1. Conveying or implying reproach; reproachful. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > reproach > [adjective]

upbraidinga1300

reproachable?1473

reproachful1531

taunting1548

reproaching1570

exprobratory1592

exprobrative1613

exprobrating1673

?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) II. lf. 305 Hector was angry and sayd to his wyf many wordes reprochable.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. ii. sig. Xviii^v He also prohibited that any thinge shuld be radde or spoken reprocheable or blasphemous to god.

1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Bii^v The Preacher brake out with reprocheable talke: Saying that we cittizens were all to bad.

1882 I. Alden Links Rebecca's Life xix. 312 He could not forget that scene in the kitchen and the memory of almost the only reproachable words he had ever spoken to her.

1983 A. Morice Murder Post-dated xvi. 107 She hasn't gone to the Hebrides because she's on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but because she can't stand any more of those reproachable looks.

a. Deserving of, or liable to, reproach; reprehensible, censurable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > reproach > [adjective] > worthy of reproach

reproachablea1477

a1477 Bk. of Curtesye (Oriel 79(2)) (1882) l. 168 The absent wight, for that abusioun Suche detractoure [wayue] from this table As vn-worthe, not to be reprocheable.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. iv. sig. Ci^v Suche companions and playfelowes, whiche shal nat do in his presence any reprocheable acte.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 216 That [which] this kyng iudged contrarie to all reason and reprocheable.., the same nowe..is accoumpted an high pointe & royall thing.

1603 P. Holland tr. J. Amyot in tr. Plutarch Morals 191 Silence (a thing more often praise-worthy than reprochable).

1659 J. Davies tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 9th & 10th Pts. ix. iii. 113 Though his life were not stained with any base or reproachable action,..and that to his single Crown he could adde the Roman Empire, he should never have any part in this heart.

a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. ii. 166 Nor, in the mean time, is our ignorance reproachable.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 199. ⁋4 This has given Way to such unreasonable Gallantries, that a Man is hardly reproachable that deceives an innocent Woman, tho' she has never so much Merit, if she is below him in Fortune.

1779 G. Keate Sketches from Nature (ed. 2) I. 58 A brother, whose conduct towards her had been in the highest degree reproachable.

1823 Ann. Reg. 158 It was reproachable with fewer excesses.

1892 I. Zangwill Big Bow Myst. 56 His linen was reproachable, his dingy boots were down at heel.

1940 Jrnl. Marketing 5 63/1 The actions of too many business men have been reproachable, but, of course, no more so than the actions of any other class of society.

1972 Sunday Tel. 30 Apr. 14/2 It is here that ‘The Green Flag’ is reproachable. The history of a rebellion is incomplete if it gives hardly a clue as to the nature and attitudes of the power at which the rebellion was directed.

2005 L. D. Rue Religion not about God i. iii. 118 Cultures moralize the emotional life by defining certain emotional traits as virtuous and others as reproachable.

b. Discreditable or involving reproach to (also †unto) a person, their character, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective]

undignec1315

unhonestc1450

reproachable1477

unhonourable1540

discredible1575

discreditable1577

defacing1583

reprobate1589

reproachful1591

scandalous1592

uncreditable1649

notorious1666

unworthy1693

discrediting1699

increditable1703

disreputable1773

compromising1883

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 85 I haue not entencion to commise one so grete an euyll, whiche sholde be to me and to myne thinge ouer moche reprochable.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 391 I have now no other pretention, but to follow such [studies] as can be no way reproachable unto me.

1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 205 A different way, less shocking and less reproachable to our nature, might..answer the end as well.

1780 Monthly Rev. Dec. (Suppl.) 557 They could not but acquit him of having acted reproachable to his prophetic character, in receiving and eating with publicans and sinners.

1826 W. Grimshaw Hist. Eng. xiv. 154 His successor deserved their hatred, for the exercise of qualities, more reproachable to his character as an individual, and more injurious to the nation.

1855 R. Knox Descr. Eastern Yorks. ii. 97 It was not less reproachable to the engineer, who had done so little good with the previous fund granted for the improvement of this harbour.

1930 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 21 36 The delinquent has acted from honorable motives and..the results of the deed are not particularly reproachable to him.

2001 Grazer Philosophische Studien 61 141 Such a lack of knowledge is not always reproachable to the agent.

Derivatives

reˈproachableness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Reproachableness, capableness, etc. of being reproached.

1829 J. S. M. Anderson Serm. in Aid of Funds of Sussex County Hosp. 51 We do not in any way, by negligence in duties, or other reproachableness of conduct, weaken the attachment of our people to their Church.

1913 Encycl. Islam I. 82/2 No formal proof has been given of his reproachableness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reproachable
释义	reproachableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈprəʊtʃəbl/, U.S. /rəˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/, /riˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. late Middle English–1500s reprocheable, late Middle English–1600s reprochable, 1600s– reproachable. β. late Middle English reprouchable. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French reprochable ; reproach v., -able suffix. Etymology: Probably partly < Middle French reprochable (French reprochable ) that merits reproach (13th cent. in Old French of a thing, 1531 of a person; < reprocher reproach v. + -able -able suffix), and partly < reproach v. + -able suffix.With the β. forms compare discussion at reproach n. 1. Conveying or implying reproach; reproachful. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > reproach > [adjective] upbraidinga1300 reproachable?1473 reproachful1531 taunting1548 reproaching1570 exprobratory1592 exprobrative1613 exprobrating1673 ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) II. lf. 305 Hector was angry and sayd to his wyf many wordes reprochable. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. ii. sig. Xviii^v He also prohibited that any thinge shuld be radde or spoken reprocheable or blasphemous to god. 1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Bii^v The Preacher brake out with reprocheable talke: Saying that we cittizens were all to bad. 1882 I. Alden Links Rebecca's Life xix. 312 He could not forget that scene in the kitchen and the memory of almost the only reproachable words he had ever spoken to her. 1983 A. Morice Murder Post-dated xvi. 107 She hasn't gone to the Hebrides because she's on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but because she can't stand any more of those reproachable looks. 2. a. Deserving of, or liable to, reproach; reprehensible, censurable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > reproach > [adjective] > worthy of reproach reproachablea1477 a1477 Bk. of Curtesye (Oriel 79(2)) (1882) l. 168 The absent wight, for that abusioun Suche detractoure [wayue] from this table As vn-worthe, not to be reprocheable. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. iv. sig. Ci^v Suche companions and playfelowes, whiche shal nat do in his presence any reprocheable acte. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 216 That [which] this kyng iudged contrarie to all reason and reprocheable.., the same nowe..is accoumpted an high pointe & royall thing. 1603 P. Holland tr. J. Amyot in tr. Plutarch Morals 191 Silence (a thing more often praise-worthy than reprochable). 1659 J. Davies tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 9th & 10th Pts. ix. iii. 113 Though his life were not stained with any base or reproachable action,..and that to his single Crown he could adde the Roman Empire, he should never have any part in this heart. a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. ii. 166 Nor, in the mean time, is our ignorance reproachable. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 199. ⁋4 This has given Way to such unreasonable Gallantries, that a Man is hardly reproachable that deceives an innocent Woman, tho' she has never so much Merit, if she is below him in Fortune. 1779 G. Keate Sketches from Nature (ed. 2) I. 58 A brother, whose conduct towards her had been in the highest degree reproachable. 1823 Ann. Reg. 158 It was reproachable with fewer excesses. 1892 I. Zangwill Big Bow Myst. 56 His linen was reproachable, his dingy boots were down at heel. 1940 Jrnl. Marketing 5 63/1 The actions of too many business men have been reproachable, but, of course, no more so than the actions of any other class of society. 1972 Sunday Tel. 30 Apr. 14/2 It is here that ‘The Green Flag’ is reproachable. The history of a rebellion is incomplete if it gives hardly a clue as to the nature and attitudes of the power at which the rebellion was directed. 2005 L. D. Rue Religion not about God i. iii. 118 Cultures moralize the emotional life by defining certain emotional traits as virtuous and others as reproachable. b. Discreditable or involving reproach to (also †unto) a person, their character, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective] undignec1315 unhonestc1450 reproachable1477 unhonourable1540 discredible1575 discreditable1577 defacing1583 reprobate1589 reproachful1591 scandalous1592 uncreditable1649 notorious1666 unworthy1693 discrediting1699 increditable1703 disreputable1773 compromising1883 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 85 I haue not entencion to commise one so grete an euyll, whiche sholde be to me and to myne thinge ouer moche reprochable. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 391 I have now no other pretention, but to follow such [studies] as can be no way reproachable unto me. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 205 A different way, less shocking and less reproachable to our nature, might..answer the end as well. 1780 Monthly Rev. Dec. (Suppl.) 557 They could not but acquit him of having acted reproachable to his prophetic character, in receiving and eating with publicans and sinners. 1826 W. Grimshaw Hist. Eng. xiv. 154 His successor deserved their hatred, for the exercise of qualities, more reproachable to his character as an individual, and more injurious to the nation. 1855 R. Knox Descr. Eastern Yorks. ii. 97 It was not less reproachable to the engineer, who had done so little good with the previous fund granted for the improvement of this harbour. 1930 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 21 36 The delinquent has acted from honorable motives and..the results of the deed are not particularly reproachable to him. 2001 Grazer Philosophische Studien 61 141 Such a lack of knowledge is not always reproachable to the agent. Derivatives reˈproachableness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Reproachableness, capableness, etc. of being reproached. 1829 J. S. M. Anderson Serm. in Aid of Funds of Sussex County Hosp. 51 We do not in any way, by negligence in duties, or other reproachableness of conduct, weaken the attachment of our people to their Church. 1913 Encycl. Islam I. 82/2 No formal proof has been given of his reproachableness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1473
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