English → Latin
“blamable, blameworthy” in Latin
reprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blamevituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withreprehēnsiōblame, reprimand, criticism; refutationvitiōsusfull of faults or defects; faulty, defective, bad, corrupt; morally faulty, wicked, depraved, viciousmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, m
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
blamable, blameworthy
reprehendendus, vituperandus, reprehensione or vituperatione dignus; vitiosus (faulty): malus (bad).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for blamable, blameworthy?
- The usual Latin words for “blamable, blameworthy” are reprehendō, vituperō, reprehēnsiō; also vitiōsus, malus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.