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Opprobrious vs Scornful - What's the difference?

opprobrious | scornful | Related terms |

Opprobrious is a related term of scornful.


As adjectives the difference between opprobrious and scornful

is that opprobrious is of or relating to opprobrium while scornful is showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.

opprobrious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to opprobrium.
  • Tending to cause opprobrium.

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    scornful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
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  • *:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful . "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."