opprobrious

opprobrious
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. abusive, insulting, offensive, slanderous, derogatory, contemptuous, malicious. See disrepute, detraction.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Expressing slander]
Syn. scurrilous, slanderous, abusive, insulting, libeling, defamatory, defaming, shaming, reproaching, offending, dishonoring, disgracing, pejorative, abasing, humiliating, calumniating, damaging, injuring, injurious, hurting, causing disrepute, maligning, detractive, derogative, disparaging, depreciative, debasing, denigrating, vituperative, spiteful, contumelious, reviling, malevolent, malignant, malign, despiteful; see also embarrassing , insulting .
Ant. appreciative*, praising, eulogizing.
2. [Involving slander]
Syn. hateful, infamous, disgraceful, scandalous, vulgar, vile, abusive, ignoble, contemptuous, ignominious, dishonorable, base, libelous, defamatory, odious, atrocious, detestable, malicious, abominable, nefarious, ill-willed, heinous, outrageous, shocking, flagrant, execrable; see also offensive 2 , shameful 1 , 2 .
Ant. friendly*, honorable, commendable.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. disgraceful shameful, infamous, despicable, dishonorable, hateful.
2. abusive offending, insulting, contemptuous, reproachful.
ANT.: 1. honorable, commendable. 2. complimentary, flattering
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse: abusive, contumelious, invective, scurrilous, vituperative. See ATTACK, ATTITUDE. 2. Meriting or causing shame or dishonor: discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful. See RESPECT.

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  • opprobrious — index bad (offensive), blameful, blameworthy, calumnious, contemptible, contemptuous, disgraceful …   Law dictionary

  • opprobrious — (adj.) full of reproach, intended to bring disgrace, late 14c., from O.Fr. opprobrieux, from L.L. opprobriosus, from L. opprobare to reproach, taunt, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + probrum reproach, infamy. Etymological sense is disgrace… …   Etymology dictionary

  • opprobrious — *abusive, vituperative, contumelious, scurrilous Analogous words: reviling, vituperating, railing, berating (see SCOLD): *malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant: *execrable, damnable, accursed …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • opprobrious — [adj] abusive, hateful abasing, calumniatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damaging, debasing, defamatory, defaming, denigrating, depreciative, derogative, despicable, despiteful, detractive, disgracing, dishonoring, disparaging, humiliating,… …   New thesaurus

  • opprobrious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ highly scornful. DERIVATIVES opprobriously adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • opprobrious — [ə prō′brē əs] adj. [ME < LL opprobriosus] 1. expressing opprobrium; abusive; disrespectful 2. Now Rare deserving opprobrium; disgraceful opprobriously adv. opprobriousness n …   English World dictionary

  • opprobrious — opprobriously, adv. opprobriousness, n. /euh proh bree euhs/, adj. 1. conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives. 2. outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct. [1350 1400; ME < LL… …   Universalium

  • opprobrious — adjective Date: 14th century 1. expressive of opprobrium ; scurrilous < opprobrious language > 2. deserving of opprobrium ; infamous • opprobriously adverb • opprobriousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • opprobrious — /əˈproʊbriəs/ (say uh prohbreeuhs) adjective 1. conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language, a speaker, etc.: opprobrious invectives. 2. disgraceful or shameful; contumelious. {Middle English, from Late Latin opprōbriōsus} –opprobriously,… …  

  • opprobrious — adjective a) Of or related to opprobrium. b) Tending to cause opprobrium …   Wiktionary

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