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opprobrious Definition


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opprobrious
adj
    1. Insulting, abusive or severely critical.
      Thesaurus: abusive, contemptuous, derogatory, disdainful, offensive, insolent, insulting; Antonym: appreciative, friendly.
    2. Shameful; infamous.
      Thesaurus: slanderous, infamous, disgraceful, wrong.
Derivative: opprobriously
adverb
    Etymology: 14c.



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