Definitions for opprobriousəˈproʊ bri əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•pro•bri•ousəˈproʊ bri əs(adj.)
conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker.
disgraceful or shameful.
Origin of opprobrious:
1350–1400; ME < LL
op•pro′bri•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous(adj)
expressing offensive reproach
black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful(adj)
(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"
Wiktionary
opprobrious(Adjective)
Of or relating to opprobrium.
opprobrious(Adjective)
Tending to cause opprobrium.
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