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opprobrious |
Overview of adj opprobrious The adj opprobrious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous -- (expressing offensive reproach) 2. black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful -- ((used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice") Antonyms of adj opprobrious 2 senses of opprobrious Sense 1 abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive, unoffending Sense 2 black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful INDIRECT (VIA dishonorable) -> honorable, honourable Similarity of adj opprobrious 2 senses of opprobrious Sense 1 abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Sense 2 black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful => dishonorable (vs. honorable), dishonourable Attributes of adj opprobrious Familiarity of adj opprobrious opprobrious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj opprobrious opprobrious Overview of adj opprobrious The adj opprobrious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous -- (expressing offensive reproach) 2. black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful -- ((used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice")
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