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

Derived Forms

• opˈprobriousness, noun
• opˈprobriously, adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of opprobrious¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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