odious

[ oh-dee-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

  2. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.

Origin of odious

1
1350–1400; Middle English from Latin odiōsus, equivalent to od(ium) “hatred,” odium + -ōsus -ous

synonym study For odious

1. See hateful.

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Other words from odious

  • o·di·ous·ly, adverb
  • o·di·ous·ness, noun
  • un·o·di·ous, adjective
  • un·o·di·ous·ly, adverb
  • un·o·di·ous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for odious

odious

/ (ˈəʊdɪəs) /


adjective
  1. offensive; repugnant

Origin of odious

1
C17: from Latin; see odium

Derived forms of odious

  • odiously, adverb
  • odiousness, noun

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