Op-prō'bri-ōus, a.

a. [Lat. opprobriōsus, from opprobrium, q. v.; It. obbrobrioso, Sp. oprobrīoso, oprobioso.]

1. Expressive of opprobrium; reproachful and contemptuous; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language; opprobrious words or terms.
2. Blasted with infamy; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name. “This dark, opprobrious den of shame.” Milton.