opprobrious

[ uh-proh-bree-uhs ]

/ əˈproʊ bri əs /

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adjective

conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.

outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct.

Nearby words

oppositional disorder, oppositionist, oppress, oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, opr, opra

Origin of opprobrious

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

SYNONYMS FOR opprobrious

1 reproachful, abusive, vituperative, contemptuous.

2 dishonorable, ignominious.

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ANTONYMS FOR opprobrious

1 laudatory.

2 reputable.

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Related forms

op·pro·bri·ous·ly, adverbop·pro·bri·ous·ness, nounnon·op·pro·bri·ous, adjectivenon·op·pro·bri·ous·ly, adverb

non·op·pro·bri·ous·ness, nounun·op·pro·bri·ous, adjectiveun·op·pro·bri·ous·ly, adverbun·op·pro·bri·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for opprobrious

To my great relief, I was mentioned only once or twice and not in opprobrious terms.
Alan Turing’s Brother: He Should Be Alive Today|John Ferrier Turing|June 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You may call me a 'blue book,' but spare my snobbery the opprobrious epithet of 'directory.'
Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf
The captain stood at the stern addressing the bow with opprobrious language.
Last Words|Stephen Crane
The Iroquois had conquered them, disarmed them, and forced them to adopt the opprobrious name of women.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman

In Boston he had taken on himself every opprobrious epithet.
Recollections and Impressions|Octavius Brooks Frothingham
They repaid him with the opprobrious nickname of “Sheemas-a-Cacagh,” or dirty James.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for opprobrious

opprobrious

/ (əˈprəʊbrɪəs) /

adjective

expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt

shameful or infamous

Derived Forms

opprobriously, adverbopprobriousness, noun

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