adj
Meaning 1
Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
opprobrious
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Pronunciation
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/əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs/
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
- an ignominious retreat
- inglorious defeat
- an opprobrious monument to human greed
- a shameful display of cowardice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, shameful
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
expressing offensive reproach
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abusive, scurrilous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English opprobrious, from Middle French opprobrieux and its etymon Late Latin opprobriōsus.