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Definition of odious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

odious

adjective
 
/ˈəʊdiəs/
 
/ˈəʊdiəs/
(formal)
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  1. extremely unpleasant synonym horrible
    • What an odious man!
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French odieus, from Latin odiosus, from odium ‘hatred’.
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