opprobrious
[ uh-proh-bree-uhs ]
adjective
conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct.
Origin of opprobrious
11350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin opprobriōsus, equivalent to Latin opprobri(um) opprobrium + -ōsus-ous
Other words for opprobrious
Opposites for opprobrious
Other words from opprobrious
- 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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British Dictionary definitions for opprobrious
opprobrious
/ (əˈprəʊbrɪəs) /
adjective
expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
shameful or infamous
Derived forms of opprobrious
- opprobriously, adverb
- opprobriousness, noun
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