Opprobrious - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈprəʊbrɪəs|  American pronunciation of the word opprobrious
Brit.  |əˈprəʊbrɪəs|  British pronunciation of the word opprobrious

adjective

- expressing offensive reproach (syn: abusive, scurrilous)
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame (syn: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, shameful)
an opprobrious monument to human greed

Extra examples

...an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department...

...contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured...

The word has borne an opprobrious connotation.

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