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opprobrious

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈprəʊbrɪəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈproʊbriəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə prō′brē əs)

op•pro•bri•ous /əˈproʊbriəs/USA pronunciation adj.

showing or expressing opprobrium:an opprobrious attack on immorality.
deserving opprobrium:opprobrious conduct.

op•pro•bri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -prob-.

op•pro•bri•ous (ə prō′brē əs),USA pronunciation adj.

conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker:opprobrious invectives.
outrageously disgraceful or shameful:opprobrious conduct.

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

op•pro′bri•ous•ly, adv.
op•pro′bri•ous•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

opprobrious /əˈprəʊbrɪəs/ adj

expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
shameful or infamous

opˈprobriously adv opˈprobriousness n

'opprobrious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gook - pumpernickel - revile

Synonyms: scurrilous, slanderous, abusive, insulting, libeling, more...

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