ODIOUS


Meaning of ODIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-dē-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin odiosus, from odium

Date: 14th century

: arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful

an odious crime

a false and odious comparison

• odi·ous·ly adverb

• odi·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.