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opprobrious

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op·pro·bri·ous  (-prbr-s)
adj.
1. Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive: opprobrious epithets.
2. Bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous: opprobrious conduct.

op·probri·ous·ly adv.

opprobrious [əˈprəʊbrɪəs]
adj
1. expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
2. shameful or infamous
opprobriously  adv
opprobriousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.opprobrious - expressing offensive reproachopprobrious - expressing offensive reproach        
offensive - causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
2.opprobrious - (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"
Translations
opprobrious [əˈprəʊbrɪəs] ADJ (frm) → oprobioso
opprobrious
adj invective, remarkverächtlich, schmähend; conductschändlich, schandhaft, schimpflich


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