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Antonyms for opprobrious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-proh-bree-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊ bri əs |
Definition of opprobrious
Origin :- "full of reproach, intended to bring disgrace," late 14c., from Old French oprobrieus (Modern French opprobrieux), or directly from Late Latin opprobriosus, from Latin opprobare "to reproach, taunt," from ob "against" (see ob-) + probrum "reproach, infamy." Etymological sense is "disgrace attached to conduct considered shameful." Related: Opprobriously; opprobriousness.
- adj abusive, hateful
- But who ever heard the opprobrious term 'fortune-hunter' given to a woman?
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- One might as well cast the opprobrious text in the face of the moon and stars.
- Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey
- "I tell thee I'm not the man for thee," adding an opprobrious name.
- Extract from : « Mary Barton » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- "Now that is young in the opprobrious sense of the word," said Sir George.
- Extract from : « The Beth Book » by Sarah Grand
- The most opprobrious epithets were applied to this departure.
- Extract from : « History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12) » by S. Rappoport
- He had a hundred opprobrious nicknames, which he accepted meekly.
- Extract from : « Red Head and Whistle Breeches » by Ellis Parker Butler
- One and all reviled me in the most opprobrious terms they could devise,—me!
- Extract from : « Confessions of a Thug » by Philip Meadows Taylor
- The Germans, during the war, had no opprobrious nicknames for their foes.
- Extract from : « The American Language » by Henry L. Mencken
- I sent a scornful reply to Don Benitos letter, returning, with usurious interest, the opprobrious terms he had lavished upon me.
- Extract from : « Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 1/2 » by Charles Rochfort Scott
- It is an opprobrious name, given by the enemies of regular physicians.
- Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
Synonyms for opprobrious
- abasing
- calumniatory
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- damaging
- debasing
- defamatory
- defaming
- denigrating
- depreciative
- derogative
- despicable
- despiteful
- detractive
- disgracing
- dishonoring
- disparaging
- humiliating
- hurting
- injuring
- injurious
- insolent
- insulting
- invective
- libeling
- malevolent
- malign
- malignant
- maligning
- notorious
- offending
- offensive
- pejorative
- reproaching
- reviling
- scandalous
- scurrilous
- shaming
- spiteful
- truculent
- vile
- vitriolic
- vituperative
- vulgar
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