Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin opprobriōsus, derived from Latin opprobrium (reproach; scandal). By surface analysis, obbrobrio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ob.broˈbrjo.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: ob‧bro‧brió‧so

Adjective

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obbrobrioso (feminine obbrobriosa, masculine plural obbrobriosi, feminine plural obbrobriose)

  1. shameful, despicable, disgraceful, opprobrious
  2. awful, dreadful, terrible, horrible

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • obbrobrioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana