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odious
What does odious mean?
odious (adjective): unequivocally detestable.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use odious in a sentence?
- Consequences odious to those you govern. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce odious?
/ˈoʊdiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does odious come from?
From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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unequivocally detestable
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