Opprobrious
Pronunciation : Op*pro"bri*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. opprobriosus, fr. opprobrium. See Opprobrium.]
Definition : 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