opprobrious

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opprobrious

/əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs/

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From Middle English opprobrious, from Middle French opprobrieux and its etymon Late Latin opprobriōsus.

adjective more opprobrious · most opprobrious

Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful. "Don’t speak of my painting before Naumann," said Will. "He will tell you, it is all pfuscherei, which is his most opprobrious word!"

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@misc{opprobrious_2026,
  title = {opprobrious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opprobrious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}