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Odious Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Odious? [adj] unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke Synonyms \| Synonyms for Odious: abominable \| detestable \| execrable \| hateful Related Terms \| Find terms related to Odious: abhorrent \| abject \| abominable \| arrant \| atrocious \| awful \| barfy \| base \| beastly \| beggarly \| below contempt \| beneath contempt \| blameworthy \| brutal \| cheesy \| contemptible \| crappy \| crude \| crummy \| debased \| degraded \| deplorable \| depraved \| despicable \| detestable \| dire \| dirty \| disgusting \| dislikable \| displeasing \| distasteful \| dreadful \| egregious \| enormous \| execrable \| fecal \| feculent \| fetid \| filthy \| flagrant \| flyblown \| forbidding \| foul \| fulsome \| gloppy \| grave \| grievous \| gross \| gunky \| hateful \| heinous \| horrible \| horrid \| icky \| ignoble \| infamous \| intolerable \| lamentable \| little \| loathsome \| lousy \| low \| low-down \| lumpen \| maggoty \| malodorous \| mangy \| mean \| measly \| mephitic \| miasmal \| miasmic \| miserable \| mislikable \| monstrous \| mucky \| nasty \| nauseating \| nefarious \| noisome \| notorious \| noxious \| objectionable \| obnoxious \| obscene \| offensive \| ordurous \| outrageous \| paltry \| petty \| pitiable \| pitiful \| poky \| poor \| puky \| putrid \| rank \| rebarbative \| regrettable \| repellent \| reprehensible \| reptilian \| repugnant \| repulsive \| revolting \| rotten \| sad \| scabby \| scandalous \| schlock \| scrubby \| scruffy \| scummy \| scurfy \| scurvy \| shabby \| shameful \| shitty \| shocking \| shoddy \| sickening \| slabby \| slimy \| sloppy \| sloshy \| sludgy \| slushy \| small \| sordid \| sposhy \| squalid \| stinking \| terrible \| too bad \| unclean \| uncongenial \| uninviting \| unlikable \| unlovable \| unmentionable \| unpleasant \| vile \| villainous \| vomity \| woeful \| wormy \| worst \| worthless \| wretched \| yecchy See Also \| Odious In Webster's Dictionary \O"dious\, 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. He rendered himself odious to the Parliament. --Clarendon. 2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell. --Milton. The odious side of that polity. --Macaulay. Syn: Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; loathsome; invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular. -- {O"dious`ly}. adv. -- {O"diousness}, n.

Odious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Odious?

[adj] unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke

Synonyms | Synonyms for Odious: abominable | detestable | execrable | hateful

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Odious In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

         He rendered himself odious to the Parliament.
                                               --Clarendon.

2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust;
   offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight;
   an odious smell. --Milton.

         The odious side of that polity.       --Macaulay.

Syn: Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; loathsome;
     invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular. --
     {O"di*ous`ly}. adv. -- {O"di*ous*ness}, n.

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