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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • opˈprobriousness, noun
  • opˈprobriously, adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opprobrious1

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

He hated the term “black” — back then spelled with a lowercase B — which had often been an opprobrious way of talking about the people to whose fight for equality he’d devoted his life.

In the summer of 1903, he was charged with assaulting a man who had called his mother “opprobrious” names.

Rand’s most extreme and opprobrious remarks, nevertheless, were saved for her subsequent discussion of Native Americans.

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On the other hand, you know I find it opprobrious the kind of appropriation of Dr. King’s image, iconic status and legacy for the very purposes that stood tooth-and-nail against him when he lived.

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An opprobrious response to the game's depiction of race and racial struggle, as well as other elements of narrative and structure.

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