opprobrious

opprobrious is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.
2. adjective. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name.
3. adjective. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson

   "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"

   "an ignominious retreat"

   Synonyms: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, shameful

4. adjective. expressing offensive reproach

   Synonyms: abusive, scurrilous

Synonyms

black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, shameful, abusive, scurrilous

Common word forms

opprobriously, opprobriousness

Words from these letters

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