opprobrious
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
expressing offensive reproach
Related & opposite
- scurrility derivation
- blackguard derivation
- offensive similar to
Sense 2 adjective
(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
Related & opposite
- shamefulness derivation
- disgrace derivation
- infamy derivation
- dishonorable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scurrility |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blackguard |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | offensive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shamefulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disgrace |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | infamy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dishonorable |