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opprobrious

[ uh-proh-bree-uhs ]

adjective

  1. conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker:

    opprobrious invectives.

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  2. outrageously disgraceful or shameful:

    opprobrious conduct.

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opprobrious

/ əˈəʊɪə /

adjective

  1. expressing scorn, disgrace, or contempt
  2. shameful or infamous
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Derived Forms

  • DZˈDzdzܲԱ, noun
  • DZˈDzdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZ·b·dzܲ· adverb
  • DZ·b·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzo·b·dzܲ adjective
  • nonDZ·b·dzܲ· adverb
  • nonDZ·b·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲo·b·dzܲ adjective
  • unDZ·b·dzܲ· adverb
  • unDZ·b·dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opprobrious1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin DZDzōܲ, equivalent to Latin opprobri ( um ) opprobrium + -ōܲ -ous
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He hated the term “black” — back then spelled with a lowercase B — which had often been an opprobrious way of talking about the people to whose fight for equality he’d devoted his life.

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In the summer of 1903, he was charged with assaulting a man who had called his mother “opprobrious” names.

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Rand’s most extreme and opprobrious remarks, nevertheless, were saved for her subsequent discussion of Native Americans.

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On the other hand, you know I find it opprobrious the kind of appropriation of Dr. King’s image, iconic status and legacy for the very purposes that stood tooth-and-nail against him when he lived.

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An opprobrious response to the game's depiction of race and racial struggle, as well as other elements of narrative and structure.

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