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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.
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Origin of opprobrious

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

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Words nearby opprobrious

oppress, oppressed, oppression, oppressive, oppressor, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, OPRA, opry
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Words related to opprobrious

abasing, calumniatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damaging, debasing, defamatory, defaming, denigrating, depreciative, derogative, despicable, despiteful, detractive, disgracing, dishonoring, disparaging, humiliating, hurting, injuring

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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, adverbopprobriousness, noun
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