OPPROBRIOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

opprobriously (comparative more opprobriously, superlative most opprobriously)

In an opprobrious manner.

Source: Wiktionary


OPPROBRIOUS

Op*pro"bri*ous, a. Etym: [L. opprobriosus, fr. opprobrium. See Opprobrium.]

1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language. They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less opprobrious than those by which they are attacked. Addison.

2. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name. This dark, opprobrious den of shame. Milton.

– Op*pro"bri*ous*ly, adv.

– Op*pro"bri*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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