opprobrious
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adjective \ə-ˈprō-brē-əs\Definition of OPPROBRIOUS
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: expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous <opprobrious language>
See Examples of OPPROBRIOUS
- <an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department>
- <contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured>
First Known Use of OPPROBRIOUS
14th century
Related to OPPROBRIOUS
- Synonyms
- contumelious, invective, abusive, scurrile (or scurril), scurrilous, truculent, vitriolic, vituperative, vituperatory
- Antonyms
- honorable, reputable, respectable
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