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opprobrious

英[ə'prəʊbrɪəs] 美
  • adj. 无礼的;嘴不干净的;该骂的;可耻的

英英释意


1. expressing offensive reproach
2. (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"