obloquious

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/ɒbˈləʊkwiəs/

adjective

Containing obloquy; reproachful.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectiveobloquious (comparative more obloquious, superlative most obloquious)

comparative more obloquious · superlative most obloquious

  1. obsoleteContaining obloquy; reproachful.

    […] it staved off all emulations which are apt to rise and vent in obloquious acrimonie even against the prince […]

    a. 1635, Robert Naunton, Fragmenta regalia

Origin

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APA

obloquious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obloquious

MLA

“obloquious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obloquious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obloquious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obloquious.

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