Definition of opprobrious Opprobrious
op•pro•bri•ous
We found 8 definitions of opprobrious from 5 different sources.
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What does opprobrious mean?
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| 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" | ||
| black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, shameful | ||
| dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" | ||
| opprobrious - expressing offensive reproach | ||
| abusive, scurrilous | ||
| offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- opprobrious (Adjective)
Of or relating to opprobrium. - opprobrious (Adjective)
Tending to cause opprobrium.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- opprobrious (a.)
Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language. - opprobrious (a.)
Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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opprobrious
Containing defamation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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opprobrious
o-prō′bri-us, adj. expressive of opprobrium or disgrace: reproachful: infamous: despised.—adv. Opprō′briously.—ns. Opprō′briousness; Opprō′brium, reproach expressing contempt or disdain: disgrace: infamy. [L.,—ob, against, probrum, reproach.]
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