reprobate

Definition

Rejected; cast off as worthless.

Etymology

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Example Sentences

• "Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them."
• "The reprobate criminal sneered at me."
• "And strength, and art, are easily outdone / By spirits reprobate."