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- Dictionaryodious/ˈəʊdɪəs/
adjective
- 1. extremely unpleasant; repulsive: "a pretty odious character"
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ODIOUS definition: 1. extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate: 2. extremely unpleasant and causing or…. Learn more.
The meaning of ODIOUS is arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful. How to use odious in a sentence. The Origin of Odious
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."
Odious definition: deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.. See examples of ODIOUS used in a sentence.
ODIOUS meaning: 1. extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate: 2. extremely unpleasant and causing or…. Learn more.
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.
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.
