opprobriousadj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈprəʊbrɪəs/, U.S.

/əˈproʊbriəs/

Forms:

α. late Middle English obprobryes, late Middle English opprobiouse (transmission error), late Middle English–1500s obprobriouse, late Middle English– opprobrious, 1500s obbrobyus, 1500s obprobrious, 1500s obprobryous, 1500s obprobryouse, 1500s obprobryus, 1500s opprobbryus, 1500s opprobriouse, 1500s opprobrius, 1500s–1600s oprobrious, 1500s–1600s opproprious; Scottish pre-1700 opprobrius, pre-1700 oprobrius, pre-1700 1700s– opprobrious.

β. 1500s approbious, 1500s approbryous, 1500s–1800s approbrious.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French obprobrieux; Latin opprobriosus.

Etymology: < Middle French obprobrieux (1422), opprobrieux disgraceful, dishonourable (c1440–75), full of reproach (1530), odious, hateful (1537; French opprobrieux ), and its etymon post-classical Latin opprobriosus disgraceful, shameful, abusive (4th cent.) < classical Latin opprobrium opprobrium n. + -ōsus -ous suffix.

A. adj.

a. Of words, language, etc.: conveying opprobrium; expressing scorn; vituperative; reproachful; shameful. Occasionally of a person: using such language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adjective]

opprobriousc1410

invective1430

railinga1470

shameful?a1513

convicious1530

reviling1534

inveighing1568

abusing1586

vituperatory1586

vituperous1588

vituperious1604

abusive1608

invectory1608

conviciatory1611

abuseful1612

conviciating1628

vituperative1727

vituperatious1797

slangwhanging1809

opprobratory1833

c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 167 Prayeng a opprobrious [L. probrosum], a reprevynge, name unto þaym but if they drank.

c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 177 God knoweth the brute, the rumore and slaunder opprobiouse [a1500 Rawl. shamefull sclaundirs] whiche..thou gaf to theim that reuled and gouerned the.

1483 W. Caxton in tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 377^v/1 After many obprobryes wordes..they ladde hym forthe vnto a tree.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcviij^v A man contumelious, opprobrious, & an iniurious person.

1584 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Christian Congregation St. Andrews (1890) II. 547 Jhone Cambell spak dispytful and opprobrius wordis.

1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 3 The name of Conicatchers is..vsed for an opprobrious name for euerie one that sheweth the least occasion of deceit.

1643 Sir T. Browne Relig. Medici (1656) ii. §4 By opprobrious Epithets we miscall each other.

1691 in Sc. Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 12 90 And spok wery many oprobrius words off them.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. ii. iii. 145 One of the Horsemen had no sooner mentioned the Owner's Name, than the other began to revile him in the most opprobrious Terms.

1831 T. B. Macaulay Hampden in Ess. (1887) 228 The multitude pressed round the King's coach, and insulted him with opprobrious cries.

1864 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. IV. 200 The surrounding multitude..pelted the Prelates with opprobrious epithets.

1910 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. III. 166 They..fought like animals, cursed, shouted, called one another opprobrious and obscene names.

1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 144 A couple of students..shouted opprobrious epithets at the ‘Englander’ and his preposterous vehicle.

1989 Times 7 Nov. 20/4 Opprobrious new terms have entered the theatrical vocabulary.

†b. Of an action, feeling, etc.: insulting, insolent; injurious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adjective]

despitousa1340

despiteous14..

despitefula1450

contumelious1483

affrontous1598

opprobrious1599

disgraceful1605

abusive1608

reproofful1609

affrontive1659

affronting1725

affrontful?1740

insulting1855

insultant1866

1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. F^v A iealious slandering spitefull queane..that would blur my reputation, With her approbrious mallice if she could.

1625 F. Quarles Sions Sonets sig. C4 The bridall bed, which Time, or Age Durst neuer warrant from th' opprobrious rage Of enuious fate.

1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother iv. iii Whom that fell Dog..With most opprobrious Injuries has loaded.

1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism ii. 28 The word [sc. fanaticism] is the favourite missile of that opprobrious contempt [etc.].

1894 P. Pinkerton Adriatica 6 Jealousy's virulent darts, Fortune's opprobrious thrusts.

†2.

a. Attended by, involving, or held in shame, disgrace, or dishonour; infamous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [adjective]

shondly888

frakeda900

shondfula900

foulOE

shendful?c1225

shamelyc1275

shendlyc1275

shamefulc1330

villain1338

inhonest1340

shameworthy1382

shendshipful1382

dishonestc1386

slanderous1402

defamable?a1439

defamousc1450

misshamefulc1450

vituperablec1450

ignominious?a1475

shamevousc1475

inhominious1490

opprobrious?1510

opprobrousc1530

rebukeful1530

dishonourable1533

reproachful1534

disworshipful1539

dedecoratec1540

contumelious1546

spiteful1550

ignomious1571

inglorious1573

disgraceful1595

disgracive1602

vituperous1610

vituperious1612

disgracious1615

disparageable1617

propudious1629

deflowering1642

scandalized1664

dedecorous1755

disgracing1807

vituperate1832

vituperated1842

mighty1889

soddish1922

?1510 T. More tr. G. Pico della Mirandola in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. d.v Y^e opprobriouse deth of the crosse.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxxi. 268 Neither did any thing seeme opprobrious out of which there might rise commoditie and profite.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 403 The wisest heart Of Solomon he led..to build His Temple right against the Temple of God On that opprobrious Hill.

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. iii. 209 Many of those whimsies and prejudices..are rejected under the opprobrious character of being the offspring of the imagination.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 379 Opprobrious more To France than all her losses and defeats,..Her house of bondage,..the Bastille.

1802 Americana iii Your hated, your approbrious names.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 81 The reproachful words of the enemies of God are but the echo of the opprobrious deeds of His unfaithful servants.

b. Repugnant or hateful to. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [adjective] > disgraced or dishonoured

shentc1440

hontous?1473

defamed1474

shamed1508

renownless1552

opprobrious1569

distained1590

ruined1596

dishonorate1601

dishonoured1608

disgraceda1616

scandalleda1616

baffled1671

1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 99^v Monsters..ordinarily lyue not long, for the abundance of melancolike humor, which abundeth in them, to see them selues so opprobrious to the worlde.

1718 M. Prior Solomon ii, in Poems Several Occasions (1905) 311 Now I..with the looser Syrian dance, and sing, In Robes tuck'd up, opprobrious to the King.

1727 W. Pattison Poet. Wks. I. 6 My Brother next opprobrious to our Race, His Fame polluted by a lewd Embrace.

1804 ‘E. de Acton’ Tale without Title II. 133 To see their emoluments arise from some other source than tithes, the collection of which frequently renders them very opprobrious to their parishioners.

†B. adv.

= opprobriously adv. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adverb]

foullyc1400

opprobriouslya1513

revilingly1548

invectivelyc1550

railingly1552

abusively?1593

vituperiously1632

opprobrious1716

vituperatively1831

abusefully1914

1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. vii. 108 Stern Menelaus first the Silence broke, And inly groaning, thus opprobrious spoke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opprobrious
释义	opprobriousadj.adv. Brit. /əˈprəʊbrɪəs/, U.S. /əˈproʊbriəs/ Forms: α. late Middle English obprobryes, late Middle English opprobiouse (transmission error), late Middle English–1500s obprobriouse, late Middle English– opprobrious, 1500s obbrobyus, 1500s obprobrious, 1500s obprobryous, 1500s obprobryouse, 1500s obprobryus, 1500s opprobbryus, 1500s opprobriouse, 1500s opprobrius, 1500s–1600s oprobrious, 1500s–1600s opproprious; Scottish pre-1700 opprobrius, pre-1700 oprobrius, pre-1700 1700s– opprobrious. β. 1500s approbious, 1500s approbryous, 1500s–1800s approbrious. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French obprobrieux; Latin opprobriosus. Etymology: < Middle French obprobrieux (1422), opprobrieux disgraceful, dishonourable (c1440–75), full of reproach (1530), odious, hateful (1537; French opprobrieux ), and its etymon post-classical Latin opprobriosus disgraceful, shameful, abusive (4th cent.) < classical Latin opprobrium opprobrium n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. A. adj. 1. a. Of words, language, etc.: conveying opprobrium; expressing scorn; vituperative; reproachful; shameful. Occasionally of a person: using such language. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adjective] opprobriousc1410 invective1430 railinga1470 shameful?a1513 convicious1530 reviling1534 inveighing1568 abusing1586 vituperatory1586 vituperous1588 vituperious1604 abusive1608 invectory1608 conviciatory1611 abuseful1612 conviciating1628 vituperative1727 vituperatious1797 slangwhanging1809 opprobratory1833 c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 167 Prayeng a opprobrious [L. probrosum], a reprevynge, name unto þaym but if they drank. c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 177 God knoweth the brute, the rumore and slaunder opprobiouse [a1500 Rawl. shamefull sclaundirs] whiche..thou gaf to theim that reuled and gouerned the. 1483 W. Caxton in tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 377^v/1 After many obprobryes wordes..they ladde hym forthe vnto a tree. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcviij^v A man contumelious, opprobrious, & an iniurious person. 1584 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Christian Congregation St. Andrews (1890) II. 547 Jhone Cambell spak dispytful and opprobrius wordis. 1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 3 The name of Conicatchers is..vsed for an opprobrious name for euerie one that sheweth the least occasion of deceit. 1643 Sir T. Browne Relig. Medici (1656) ii. §4 By opprobrious Epithets we miscall each other. 1691 in Sc. Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 12 90 And spok wery many oprobrius words off them. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. ii. iii. 145 One of the Horsemen had no sooner mentioned the Owner's Name, than the other began to revile him in the most opprobrious Terms. View more context for this quotation 1831 T. B. Macaulay Hampden in Ess. (1887) 228 The multitude pressed round the King's coach, and insulted him with opprobrious cries. 1864 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. IV. 200 The surrounding multitude..pelted the Prelates with opprobrious epithets. 1910 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. III. 166 They..fought like animals, cursed, shouted, called one another opprobrious and obscene names. 1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 144 A couple of students..shouted opprobrious epithets at the ‘Englander’ and his preposterous vehicle. 1989 Times 7 Nov. 20/4 Opprobrious new terms have entered the theatrical vocabulary. †b. Of an action, feeling, etc.: insulting, insolent; injurious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adjective] despitousa1340 despiteous14.. despitefula1450 contumelious1483 affrontous1598 opprobrious1599 disgraceful1605 abusive1608 reproofful1609 affrontive1659 affronting1725 affrontful?1740 insulting1855 insultant1866 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. F^v A iealious slandering spitefull queane..that would blur my reputation, With her approbrious mallice if she could. 1625 F. Quarles Sions Sonets sig. C4 The bridall bed, which Time, or Age Durst neuer warrant from th' opprobrious rage Of enuious fate. 1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother iv. iii Whom that fell Dog..With most opprobrious Injuries has loaded. 1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism ii. 28 The word [sc. fanaticism] is the favourite missile of that opprobrious contempt [etc.]. 1894 P. Pinkerton Adriatica 6 Jealousy's virulent darts, Fortune's opprobrious thrusts. †2. a. Attended by, involving, or held in shame, disgrace, or dishonour; infamous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [adjective] shondly888 frakeda900 shondfula900 foulOE shendful?c1225 shamelyc1275 shendlyc1275 shamefulc1330 villain1338 inhonest1340 shameworthy1382 shendshipful1382 dishonestc1386 slanderous1402 defamable?a1439 defamousc1450 misshamefulc1450 vituperablec1450 ignominious?a1475 shamevousc1475 inhominious1490 opprobrious?1510 opprobrousc1530 rebukeful1530 dishonourable1533 reproachful1534 disworshipful1539 dedecoratec1540 contumelious1546 spiteful1550 ignomious1571 inglorious1573 disgraceful1595 disgracive1602 vituperous1610 vituperious1612 disgracious1615 disparageable1617 propudious1629 deflowering1642 scandalized1664 dedecorous1755 disgracing1807 vituperate1832 vituperated1842 mighty1889 soddish1922 ?1510 T. More tr. G. Pico della Mirandola in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. d.v Y^e opprobriouse deth of the crosse. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxxi. 268 Neither did any thing seeme opprobrious out of which there might rise commoditie and profite. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 403 The wisest heart Of Solomon he led..to build His Temple right against the Temple of God On that opprobrious Hill. View more context for this quotation 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. iii. 209 Many of those whimsies and prejudices..are rejected under the opprobrious character of being the offspring of the imagination. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 379 Opprobrious more To France than all her losses and defeats,..Her house of bondage,..the Bastille. 1802 Americana iii Your hated, your approbrious names. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 81 The reproachful words of the enemies of God are but the echo of the opprobrious deeds of His unfaithful servants. b. Repugnant or hateful to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [adjective] > disgraced or dishonoured shentc1440 hontous?1473 defamed1474 shamed1508 renownless1552 opprobrious1569 distained1590 ruined1596 dishonorate1601 dishonoured1608 disgraceda1616 scandalleda1616 baffled1671 1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 99^v Monsters..ordinarily lyue not long, for the abundance of melancolike humor, which abundeth in them, to see them selues so opprobrious to the worlde. 1718 M. Prior Solomon ii, in Poems Several Occasions (1905) 311 Now I..with the looser Syrian dance, and sing, In Robes tuck'd up, opprobrious to the King. 1727 W. Pattison Poet. Wks. I. 6 My Brother next opprobrious to our Race, His Fame polluted by a lewd Embrace. 1804 ‘E. de Acton’ Tale without Title II. 133 To see their emoluments arise from some other source than tithes, the collection of which frequently renders them very opprobrious to their parishioners. †B. adv. = opprobriously adv. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adverb] foullyc1400 opprobriouslya1513 revilingly1548 invectivelyc1550 railingly1552 abusively?1593 vituperiously1632 opprobrious1716 vituperatively1831 abusefully1914 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. vii. 108 Stern Menelaus first the Silence broke, And inly groaning, thus opprobrious spoke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1410
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