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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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   The meaning of ODIOUS is arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful. How to use odious in a sentence. The Origin of Odious

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   ODIOUS definition: 1. extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate: 2. extremely unpleasant and causing or…. Learn more.

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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.

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   Odious definition: deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.. See examples of ODIOUS used in a sentence.

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

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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.

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   If you describe people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely unpleasant.

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    ODIOUS meaning: causing hatred or strong dislike.

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    Arousing or deserving hatred or loathing; disgusting; offensive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. An odious smell. American Heritage. Disgusting, disgraceful, hateful, vile, loathsome, scandalous. See also odium. Webster's New World Law. Synonyms: offensive. execrable. detestable. abominable. horrid.