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Opprobrious

//əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    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!""

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame wordnet
  2. 2
    expressing offensive reproach wordnet

Etymology

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

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