opprobrious
adjective
op·pro·bri·ous
ə-ˈprō-brē-əs 
1
: expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous
opprobrious language
2
: deserving of opprobrium : infamous
opprobriously
adverb
opprobriousness
noun
Examples of opprobrious in a Sentence
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
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Honor is not, in Mr. Sommers’s view, without its opprobrious aspects, not least its association with violence.
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opprobrious
adjective
op·pro·bri·ous
ə-ˈprō-brē-əs
: expressing very strong disapproval
the opprobrious term "murderer"
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