Kalle hält es für verwerflich, Müll am Seeufer liegen zu lassen. Kalle thinks it's reprehensible to leave litter on the lakeshore.

adjective · C1

verwerflich

[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁflɪç]

reprehensible, wrong

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Other Examples

Ich finde eine Notlüge nicht verwerflich, wenn sie niemandem schadet.

I don't think a white lie is reprehensible if it doesn't hurt anyone.
Was genau findet ihr an seinem Verhalten so verwerflich?

What exactly do you find so reprehensible about his behaviour?
Frau Hilde sagt, verwerflich sei nicht der Fehler, sondern ihn zu verschweigen.

Frau Hilde says it's not the mistake that's reprehensible, but keeping quiet about it.

Grammar

Comparative: verwerflicher Compares two things: … als …
Superlative: am verwerflichsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

ver prefix werf root lich suffix

ver-: often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
-lich: makes an adjective: der Freund → freundlich (friendly).

Word family

verwerfenwerfen

In Otti's situations: Lotte at a philosophy evening

die Abwägung das Dilemma durchdenken die Ethik ethisch die Freiheit das Gedankenexperiment das Gewissen Gewissensbisse haben der Grundsatz lügen die Menschenwürde

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