opprobrious
[ uh-proh-bree-uhs ]
/ əˈproʊ bri əs /
adjective
conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct.
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oppressed, oppression, oppressive, oppressively, oppressor, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, opr, opra
Origin of opprobrious
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin opprobriōsus, equivalent to Latin opprobri(um) opprobrium + -ōsus -ous
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opprobrious
/ (əˈprəʊbrɪəs) /
adjective
expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
shameful or infamous
Derived Formsopprobriously, adverbopprobriousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for opprobrious
opprobrious
"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.
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