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opprobrious

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College is signaling in large part, but there are plenty of opprobrious right now where skill beats signaling.

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Quick take

expressing offensive reproach

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

expressing offensive reproach

adjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for opprobrious.

adjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

See also: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, shameful

Example sentences

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College is signaling in large part, but there are plenty of opprobrious right now where skill beats signaling.

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How do you use opprobrious in a sentence?

College is signaling in large part, but there are plenty of opprobrious right now where skill beats signaling.

What does opprobrious mean?

expressing offensive reproach

What part of speech is opprobrious?

opprobrious is commonly used as adjective.