opprobrious
adjective
[ əˈprəʊbrɪəs ]
• (of language) expressing scorn or criticism.
• "opprobrious remarks"
Similar:
abusive,
vituperative,
derogatory,
disparaging,
denigratory,
pejorative,
deprecatory,
insulting,
offensive,
defamatory,
slanderous,
libellous,
scurrilous,
scandalous,
vitriolic,
venomous,
scornful,
contemptuous,
derisive,
bitchy,
contumelious,
calumnious,
calumniatory,
aspersive,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin opprobriosus, from opprobrium (see opprobrium).
