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opprobrious

[ uh-proh-bree-uhs ]

adjective

  1. conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker:

    opprobrious invectives.

    Synonyms: contemptuous, vituperative, abusive, reproachful

    Antonyms: laudatory

  2. outrageously disgraceful or shameful:

    opprobrious conduct.

    Synonyms: ignominious, dishonorable

    Antonyms: reputable



opprobrious

/ əˈprəʊbrɪəs /

adjective

  1. expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
  2. shameful or infamous


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Derived Forms

  • opˈprobriousness, noun
  • opˈprobriously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • op·probri·ous·ly adverb
  • op·probri·ous·ness noun
  • nonop·probri·ous adjective
  • nonop·probri·ous·ly adverb
  • nonop·probri·ous·ness noun
  • unop·probri·ous adjective
  • unop·probri·ous·ly adverb
  • unop·probri·ous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of opprobrious1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin opprobriōsus, equivalent to Latin opprobri ( um ) opprobrium + -ōsus -ous

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Example Sentences

To my great relief, I was mentioned only once or twice and not in opprobrious terms.

The Apaches looked on from a distance, uttering yells of exultation and making opprobrious gestures.

"Dirty-nosed" is a common opprobrious expression in Esthonia.

Cut appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

But how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms!

His editor, Laing, bids us observe “that all these opprobrious terms are copied from Foxe, or rather from the black letter tract.”

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