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odiously — odious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely unpleasant; repulsive. DERIVATIVES odiously adverb odiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin odium hatred … English terms dictionary
Odiously — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odiously — See odious. * * * … Universalium
odiously — adverb In an odious manner … Wiktionary
odiously — əʊdɪəslɪ adj. in an odious manner; abhorrently; repulsively, offensively … English contemporary dictionary
odiously — odi·ous·ly … English syllables
odiously — adverb in an offensive and hateful manner I don t know anyone who could have behaved so abominably • Syn: ↑detestably, ↑repulsively, ↑abominably • Derived from adjective: ↑odious, ↑abominable ( … Useful english dictionary
odious — odiously, adv. odiousness, n. /oh dee euhs/, adj. 1. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. 2. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting. [1350 1400; ME < L odiosus, equiv. to od(ium) hatred, ODIUM + osus OUS] Syn. 1. abominable,… … Universalium
abominably — adverb 1. in an offensive and hateful manner I don t know anyone who could have behaved so abominably • Syn: ↑detestably, ↑repulsively, ↑odiously • Derived from adjective: ↑odious (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
detestably — adverb in an offensive and hateful manner I don t know anyone who could have behaved so abominably • Syn: ↑repulsively, ↑abominably, ↑odiously • Derived from adjective: ↑odious (for: ↑odiousl … Useful english dictionary
