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   O·di·ous

   /ˈōdēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely unpleasant; repulsive: "a pretty odious character"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French odieus, from Latin odiosus, from odium ‘hatred’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. odiously adverb
   • 2. odiousness noun

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   extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate: an odious crime. an odious little man. Synonyms. abominable. detestable formal. execrable formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness.

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   Odious is from the Latin noun odium, which means hatred. It is a strong word, so don't call someone odious unless you want to accuse someone of being loathsome or vile. Actions can also be called odious. A typical use is Shakespeare's in Othello: "You told a lie, an odious damned lie."

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   1. Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike. See Synonyms at hateful. 2. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive: an odious smell. See Synonyms at offensive. [Middle English, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium, hatred; see odium .] o′di·ous·ly adv. o′di·ous·ness n.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishODIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · Definition of 'odious' Word Frequency. odious. (oʊdiəs ) adjective. 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. Synonyms: offensive, nasty, foul, disgusting More Synonyms of odious.

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   Definition of odious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid. large; powerful; impressive. TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT. Origin of odious. 1350–1400; Middle English from Latin odiōsus, equivalent to od (ium) “hatred,” odium + -ōsus -ous. synonym study For odious. 1. See hateful. Other words for odious. See synonyms for odious on Thesaurus.com. Opposites for odious.

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   Odious definition, deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. See more.