opprobrious

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English opprobrious, from Middle French opprobrieux and its etymon Late Latin opprobriōsus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs/ Hyphenation: op‧pro‧bri‧ous === Adjective === opprobrious (comparative more opprobrious, superlative most opprobrious) Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “opprobrious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “opprobrious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.