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irreprehensible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ir-rep-re-hen-si-ble
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent

Etymology

From Latin irreprehēnsibilis. Compare French irrépréhensible. See reprehensible.

Inflected Forms

more irreprehensible (comparative) most irreprehensible (superlative)

Derived Forms

irreprehensibleness irreprehensibly

Synonyms

blameless innocent clean clean-handed clean as a hound's tooth clean as a whistle clear dovelike guiltless innocent as the babe unborn innocent as the child unborn irreprehensible

Antonyms

reprehensible at fault blameworthy censurable culpable guilty nocent to blame

Questions

What does irreprehensible mean?
not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent
Where does irreprehensible come from?
From Latin irreprehēnsibilis. Compare French irrépréhensible. See reprehensible.

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