odiously
AdverbOpen English WordNet
Adverb (1)
- in an offensive and hateful manner“I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably”Synonyms: detestablyrepulsivelyabominablyFrom repulsive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“odiously” is listed under Odious.
O′di·ous adjective
Origin: L. odiosus, from odium hatred: cf. F. odieux. See Odium.
1. Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice. “All wickedness will be most odious.” Thomas Sprat
He rendered himself odious to the Parliament.— Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon
2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell. John Milton
The odious side of that polity.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Synonyms: Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; loathsome; invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular.
— O′wb-a1′>′di·ous′wb-a2′>′ly. adverb — O′wb-a1′>′di·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54