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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | atrocious; disreputable |
| Synonyms: | base, carnal, contemptible, corrupt, dastardly, debauched, degrading, diabolical, disgraceful, dishonorable, drunken, embarrassing, flagrant, heinous, humiliating, ignominious, immodest, immoral, impure, indecent, infamous, intemperate, lewd, low, mean, mortifying, notorious, obscene, opprobrious, outrageous, profligate, reprehensible, reprobate, ribald, scandalous, shaming, shocking, sinful, unbecoming, unclean, unworthy, vile, villainous, vulgar, wicked |
| Antonyms: | good, reputable, respectable |
| Main Entry: | humiliating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mortifying |
| Synonyms: | demeaning, disgracing, embarrassing, humbling, opprobrious |
| Main Entry: | scornful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | characterized by scorn |
| Synonyms: | abusive, contumelious, derisive, insulting, ironical, jeering, malicious, mocking, offensive, opprobrious, rude, sarcastic, scurrilous, sneering |
| Antonyms: | flattering, polite, respectful |
| Main Entry: | slanderous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | libelous |
| Synonyms: | calumniatory, defamatory, disparaging, malicious, maligning, opprobrious |
| Main Entry: | slighting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abusive |
| Synonyms: | belittling, derisive, derogatory, disparaging, maligning, offensive, opprobrious |
| Main Entry: | shocked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazed |
| Synonyms: | aghast, appalled, appalling, astonished, degrading, deplorable, dismayed, frightened, humiliating, infra dig, jarred, opprobrious, percussive, shocking, squeamish, stupefied, ugly, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | scornful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disdainful |
| Synonyms: | abusive, arrogant, belittling, contemptuous, contumelious, defiant, despicable, disparaging, haughty, insolent, malicious, opprobrious, sarcastic, sardonic, supercilious |
| Antonyms: | admiring, respectful |
| Main Entry: | contumelious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insolent |
| Synonyms: | abusive, brash, brazen, cheeky, contemptuous, derisive, disdainful, disrespectful, forward, humiliating, impertinent, impudent, insulting, malapert, opprobrious, pert, pushy, rude, sassy*, saucy*, scornful, scurrilous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vituperative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abusive |
| Synonyms: | calumniating, castigating, censorious, contumelious, defamatory, derisive, disparaging, insolent, insulting, invective, libelous, maligning, obloquious, offensive, opprobrious, reproachful, reviling, rude, sarcastic, scathing, scolding, scurrilous, sharp-tongued, slanderous, traducing, upbraiding, vilifying |
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