Odious
/ˈoʊ.di.əs/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
"Scrubbing the toilets in the bar at the end of a Saturday night is an odious task."
Adjective
- 1 unequivocally detestable wordnet
Example
More examples"Pray do not talk of that odious man."
Etymology
From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).