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Webster 1913 Edition
Opprobrious
1.
Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous;
as,
. opprobrious
languageThey . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less
opprobrious
than those by which they are attacked. Addison.
2.
Infamous; despised; rendered hateful;
as, an
. opprobrious
nameThis dark,
– opprobrious
den of shame. Milton.
Op-pro′bri-ous-ly
, adv.
Op-pro′bri-ous-ness
, Noun.
2.
Abusive language.
Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold
opprobrium
. De Quincey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Opprobrious
OPPRO'BRIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Reproachful and contemptuous; scurrilous; as opprobrious language; opprobrious words or terms.2.
Blasted with infamy; despised; rendered hateful; as an opprobrious name.Definition 2024
opprobrious
opprobrious
English
Adjective
opprobrious (comparative more opprobrious, superlative most opprobrious)
- Of or relating to opprobrium or disgrace.
- Tending to cause opprobrium.
References
- opprobrious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- opprobrious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913