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Meaning of 'odious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Odious [ a.]
- Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice.
- Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell.

Meaning of 'odious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . odious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unequivocally detestable
Example in sentence:
  • abominable treatment of prisoners;
  • consequences odious to those you govern;
  • detestable vices;
  • execrable crimes

Nearby Words:

odible odic odin odinic odist odium odize odized odizing

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