-ēəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French opprobrieux, from Late Latin opprobriosus, from Latin opprobrium + -osus -ous
1. : expressive of opprobrium : conveying or intended to convey disgrace : scurrilous , contumelious — used chiefly of utterances
opprobrious language
2. : deserving of opprobrium : infamous , despicable
this opprobrious monument to human greed
this dark, opprobrious den of shame — John Milton
• op·pro·bri·ous·ly adverb
• op·pro·bri·ous·ness noun -es