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opprobrious

adjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
O
Ends with
S
Contains
PP
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs

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Definitions

adjective

  1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

    “{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}”

adjective

  1. expressing offensive reproach

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}
an ignominious retreat
inglorious defeat
an opprobrious monument to human greed
a shameful display of cowardice

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