opprobrious

[uh-proh-bree-uhs]

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adjective

conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct.

Origin of opprobrious

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

Related formsop·pro·bri·ous·ly, adverbop·pro·bri·ous·ness, nounnon·op·pro·bri·ous, adjectivenon·op·pro·bri·ous·ly, adverbnon·op·pro·bri·ous·ness, nounun·op·pro·bri·ous, adjectiveun·op·pro·bri·ous·ly, adverbun·op·pro·bri·ous·ness, noun

Synonyms for opprobrious

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1. reproachful, abusive, vituperative, contemptuous. 2. dishonorable, ignominious.

Antonyms for opprobrious

1. laudatory. 2. reputable.

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Related Words for opprobrious

contemptuous, damaging, defamatory, despicable, disparaging, humiliating, injurious, insolent, insulting, invective, malevolent, malign, malignant, notorious, offensive, pejorative, scandalous, scurrilous, spiteful, truculent

Examples from the Web for opprobrious

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of opprobrious

But who ever heard the opprobrious term 'fortune-hunter' given to a woman?
Molly Bawn
Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
One might as well cast the opprobrious text in the face of the moon and stars.
The Foot-path Way
Bradford Torrey
"I tell thee I'm not the man for thee," adding an opprobrious name.
Mary Barton
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
"Now that is young in the opprobrious sense of the word," said Sir George.
The Beth Book
Sarah Grand
The most opprobrious epithets were applied to this departure.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)
S. Rappoport

British Dictionary definitions for opprobrious

opprobrious

adjective

expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
shameful or infamous

Derived Formsopprobriously, adverbopprobriousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for opprobrious

adj.

"full of reproach, intended to bring disgrace," late 14c., from Old French oprobrieus (Modern French opprobrieux), or directly from Late Latin opprobriosus, from Latin opprobare "to reproach, taunt," from ob "against" (see ob-) + probrum "reproach, infamy." Etymological sense is "disgrace attached to conduct considered shameful." Related: Opprobriously; opprobriousness.