OPPROBRIOUS, OPPROBRIUM
ADJECTIVES
► DESPITEOUS full of despite, contempt, or ill-will; contemptuous, opprobrious → 1340 arch.
► DYSLOGISTIC expressing disapprobation or dispraise; opprobrious; the opposite of ‘eulogistic’ → 1821
NOUNS
► ONSAW a charge against a person, an accusation; reproach, opprobrious language → 1000 obs.
► OPPROBRE opprobrium, disgrace, dishonour → 1490 obs.
► OPPROBRIOUSNESS opprobrium, shame, disgrace → 1540 obs.
NOUNS – TERM OF OPPROBRIUM
► BEAR-WOLF a vigorous term of opprobrium → 1545 obs.
► CAGMAG a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton → 19C Eng. dial.
► HARLOT a term or opprobrium or insult → 1225 obs.