opprobrious

  • 1Opprobrious — Op*pro bri*ous, a. [L. opprobriosus, fr. opprobrium. See {Opprobrium}.] 1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language. [1913 Webster] They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2opprobrious — index bad (offensive), blameful, blameworthy, calumnious, contemptible, contemptuous, disgraceful …

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  • 3opprobrious — (adj.) full of reproach, intended to bring disgrace, late 14c., from O.Fr. opprobrieux, from L.L. opprobriosus, from L. opprobare to reproach, taunt, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + probrum reproach, infamy. Etymological sense is disgrace… …

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  • 4opprobrious — *abusive, vituperative, contumelious, scurrilous Analogous words: reviling, vituperating, railing, berating (see SCOLD): *malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant: *execrable, damnable, accursed …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5opprobrious — [adj] abusive, hateful abasing, calumniatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damaging, debasing, defamatory, defaming, denigrating, depreciative, derogative, despicable, despiteful, detractive, disgracing, dishonoring, disparaging, humiliating,… …

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  • 6opprobrious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ highly scornful. DERIVATIVES opprobriously adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7opprobrious — [ə prō′brē əs] adj. [ME < LL opprobriosus] 1. expressing opprobrium; abusive; disrespectful 2. Now Rare deserving opprobrium; disgraceful opprobriously adv. opprobriousness n …

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  • 8opprobrious — opprobriously, adv. opprobriousness, n. /euh proh bree euhs/, adj. 1. conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives. 2. outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct. [1350 1400; ME < LL&#8230; …

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  • 9opprobrious — adjective Date: 14th century 1. expressive of opprobrium ; scurrilous < opprobrious language > 2. deserving of opprobrium ; infamous • opprobriously adverb • opprobriousness noun …

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  • 10opprobrious — /əˈproʊbriəs/ (say uh prohbreeuhs) adjective 1. conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language, a speaker, etc.: opprobrious invectives. 2. disgraceful or shameful; contumelious. {Middle English, from Late Latin opprōbriōsus} –opprobriously,&#8230; …