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1. (adj.) opprobrious
conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker.
2. opprobrious
disgraceful or shameful.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < LL)
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1. (adj) abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
2. (adj) black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
(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"
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