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31shameful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disgraceful, deplorable (see disrepute). II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Offensive] Syn. immodest, corrupt, immoral, intemperate, debauched, drunken, profligate, villainous, knavish, degraded, reprobate …
32abusive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Harshly insulting] Syn. offensive, scurrilous, insulting, sharp tongued; see opprobrious , rude 2 . 2. [Treating badly] Syn. brutal, sadistic, injurious, corrupt; see cruel 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. harmful …
33opprobrium — (n.) 1680s, from L. opprobrium disgrace, infamy, from opprobare (see OPPROBRIOUS (Cf. opprobrious)) …
34scandalous — a. 1. Opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderous. 2. Disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious, opprobrious. 3. Shameful …
35op|pro´bri|ous|ness — op|pro|bri|ous «uh PROH bree uhs», adjective. 1. expressing scorn, reproach, or abuse: »“Coward,” “liar,” and “thief” are opprobrious names. SYNONYM(S): vituperative, abusive. 2. disgraceful; shameful; infamous: »this dark opprobrious den of… …
36op|pro´bri|ous|ly — op|pro|bri|ous «uh PROH bree uhs», adjective. 1. expressing scorn, reproach, or abuse: »“Coward,” “liar,” and “thief” are opprobrious names. SYNONYM(S): vituperative, abusive. 2. disgraceful; shameful; infamous: »this dark opprobrious den of… …
37op|pro|bri|ous — «uh PROH bree uhs», adjective. 1. expressing scorn, reproach, or abuse: »“Coward,” “liar,” and “thief” are opprobrious names. SYNONYM(S): vituperative, abusive. 2. disgraceful; shameful; infamous: »this dark opprobrious den of shame (Milton) …
38Abusive — A*bu sive, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.] 1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied. [1913 Webster] I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to …
39agnomen — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… …
40At bottom — Bottom Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir …
