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- odious (adj.) late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. odious, from O.Fr. odieus (late 14c., Mod.Fr. odieux), from L. odiosus "hateful, offensive, unpleasant," from odium "hatred" (see ODIUM (Cf. odium)).
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Odious — O di*ous, a. [L. odiosus, from odium hatred: cf. F. odieux. See {Odium}.] 1. Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice. All wickedness will be most odious. Sprat. [1913 Webster] He rendered himself odious to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odious — I adjective abject, abominable, accursed, annoying, base, beastly, blameworthy, coarse, confounded, contemptible, corrupt, cursed, damnable, despicable, detestable, diabolic, dirty, disagreeable, disgraceful, disgusting, displeasing, evil,… … Law dictionary
odious — *hateful, abhorrent, abominable, detestable Analogous words: *repugnant, repellent, distasteful, obnoxious: *offensive, loathsome, repulsive, revolting … New Dictionary of Synonyms
odious — [adj] hateful, horrible abhorrent, abominable, creepy*, detestable, disgusting, execrable, foul, hateable, horrid, loathsome, mean, obnoxious, offensive, ornery, pain in the neck*, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unpleasant, vile;… … New thesaurus
odious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely unpleasant; repulsive. DERIVATIVES odiously adverb odiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin odium hatred … English terms dictionary
odious — [ō′dē əs] adj. [OFr odieus < L odiosus < odium, hatred: see ODIUM] arousing or deserving hatred or loathing; disgusting; offensive SYN. HATEFUL odiously adv. odiousness n … English World dictionary
odious — [[t]o͟ʊdiəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely unpleasant. Herr Schmidt is certainly the most odious man I have ever met... The judge described the crime as odious … English dictionary
odious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin odiosus, from odium Date: 14th century arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance ; hateful < an odious crime > < a false and odious comparison > • odiously adverb • odiousness n … New Collegiate Dictionary
odious — adj. odious to * * * [ əʊdɪəs] odious to … Combinatory dictionary
odious — adjective the odious procedures of the military government the dumpsite was especially odious in summer Syn: revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating, sickening … Thesaurus of popular words
