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opprobrious

Meaningreproach

Common meaning: scornful, abusive

Journey through time

  1. Latinopprobrium‘reproach’source
  2. Latinopprobriosus‘full of reproach’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfull of reproach → scornful, abusiveopprobrious‘scornful, abusive’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin opprobrium ‘reproach’.

Roots

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