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reprobative

reprobative adjective: expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.

Adjective

reprobative (comparative more reprobative, superlative most reprobative)

  1. Expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.
    • reprobative punishment
    • reprobative symbolism

Synonyms of reprobative

Forms of reprobative

comparativemore reprobative
superlativemost reprobative

Origin of reprobative

From reprobate + -ive.

Questions about reprobative

What does reprobative mean?
Reprobative means expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.
What part of speech is reprobative?
Reprobative is an adjective.

Words near reprobative in the dictionary

  1. reprobation
  2. reprobationary
  3. reprobationer
  4. reprobationers
  5. reprobations
  6. reprobative
  7. reprobator
  8. reprobators
  9. reprobatory
  10. reprobe
  11. reprobed

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