Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OB'LO-QUY
OB'LO-QUY, n. [L. obloquor; ob and loquor, to speak.]
- Censorious speech; reproachful language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions. Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth, be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? Addison.
- Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Not used.] Shak.
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