Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive.
- adjective Bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Reproachful; expressive of opprobrium or disgrace; contumelious; abusive; scurrilous: as, an opprobrious epithet.
- Ill-reputed; associated with shame and disgrace; rendered odious; infamous.
- Synonyms Condemnatory, offensive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous.
- adjective Infamous; despised; rendered hateful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
opprobrium . - adjective Tending to cause
opprobrium .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expressing offensive reproach
- adjective (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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Examples
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_Castlereagh_, was Lord _Clare_, Chancellor of Ireland, who used also to call men {64} with three names by a term opprobrious among the Romans:
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But the little children and dirt-pie manufacturers were presently succeeded by followers of a larger growth, and a number of lads and girls from the factory being let loose at this hour, joined the mob, and began laughing, jeering, hooting, and calling opprobrious names at the Frenchman.
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The usual way to do this is to fling vile epithets, to call opprobrious names, to make shameful charges.
Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals
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Page 76: 'opprobious' corrected to 'opprobrious'. (in terms opprobrious they mouth).
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I have been called opprobrious names by a sergeant of
Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders Talbot Mundy 1909
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Mrs. Cranston wrote fiercely and frequently to Agatha, and, for aught I know, called her opprobrious things.
Under Fire Charles King 1888
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But the little children and dirt-pie manufacturers were presently succeeded by followers of a larger growth, and a number of lads and girls from the factory being let loose at this hour, joined the mob, and began laughing, jeering, hooting, and calling opprobrious names at the Frenchman.
The History of Pendennis William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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Just as the peaceful country-dweller calls the sea-rover a "pirate," and the stout burgher calls the man who breaks into his strong-box a "robber," so the selfish laborer applies the opprobrious epithet "scab" to the laborer who takes from him food and shelter by being more generous in the disposal of his labor-power.
THE SCAB 2010
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In such cases Worth turned to the opprobrious but proven methods of Thomas Jesup.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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We need to move beyond tut-tutting his opprobrious behavior and figure out a way to undermine or neutralize this very typical strategy of the right wing attack dogs.
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"She was dressed carefully. Dirty and torn clothes, no hint of money to attract unwanted attention in the Fenn, but not so fouled as to attract the opprobrious wrath of travelers in The Crow, where she had started her journey." From Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
December 5, 2011