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as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language
an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department
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2
as in notorious
not respectable
contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured
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Recent Examples of opprobrious
Honor is not, in Mr. Sommers’s view, without its opprobrious aspects, not least its association with violence.
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Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrious
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The federal agency was tasked with creating and enforcing rules to protect consumers from abusive practices across a range of financial institutions.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Back home, their physically abusive father stalks the shadowy hallways.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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The massive K-pop machine is notorious for its artist development and production programs.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The science of the pothole The primary driver of Michigan's notorious pothole season is the freeze-thaw cycle.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yet a much more reputable but equally insulting theory about Easter Island has remained influential, even dominant, Pitts argues.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Those were found to be both abusive and insulting, and included a reference to colour or race.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Tisch, a scion of a powerful New York family that founded the Loews Corporation, has acknowledged knowing Epstein but denied ever going to his infamous Caribbean island.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The game will mark a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX and the infamous late-game interception Russell Wilson threw on the goal line.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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One year, countless outrageous ensembles and quippy one-liners later, viewers still can’t get enough of her.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Lakers broke the NBA with that trade a year ago; a repeat event would be pretty outrageous, even for this franchise.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff said investigators are not ruling out foul play and noted that the circumstances were serious enough to involve the department’s criminal investigation unit.—
Bradford Betz , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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The findings do not determine civil or criminal responsibility.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Not only are hospital CEOs paid obscene amounts of money and the hospitals are sitting on fat cash balances, but NewYork–Presbyterian is guilty of something even more grotesque.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some made obscene gestures, and one held up a paper cursing the president.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Mary sends me shady TikToks about the other girls sometimes.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Full sun today, combined with winds, should help with melting of ice, with the exception shady spots in the Hill Country and into northwest Travis and Williamson counties.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Opprobrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrious. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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