Opprobrious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(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".
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All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's involvement in the scandal was widely regarded as an opprobrious stain on her otherwise illustrious career.
- The company's decision to prioritize profits over safety was seen as an opprobrious choice by many in the community.
- The new policy was met with criticism for being an opprobrious example of bureaucratic red tape.
- The corrupt businessman's lavish lifestyle was an opprobrious display of his ill-gotten gains.
- The dictator's brutal regime left an opprobrious legacy that would take generations to overcome.
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Meaning 2
Expressing offensive reproach.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's scandalous behavior was met with opprobrious comments from her constituents.
- The company's questionable business practices received opprobrious reviews from environmental activists.
- The rapper's lyrics were criticized for their opprobrious language and misogyny.
- The celebrity's tone-deaf social media post was ridiculed and met with opprobrious comments from fans.
- The government's handling of the crisis was subject to opprobrious criticism from the opposition party.