ˈōdēəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French odieus, from Latin odiosus, from odium + -osus -ous
: exciting or deserving odium : hateful
was in some mysterious way odious and unlovable — Joseph Conrad
the odious feelings he must have — John Galsworthy
his cruelty to such a charming woman made him odious to her — Jane Austen
• odi·ous·ly adverb
• odi·ous·ness noun -es