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  • 71odiously — odious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely unpleasant; repulsive. DERIVATIVES odiously adverb odiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin odium hatred …

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  • 72odious — [ō′dē əs] adj. [OFr odieus < L odiosus < odium, hatred: see ODIUM] arousing or deserving hatred or loathing; disgusting; offensive SYN. HATEFUL odiously adv. odiousness n …

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  • 73blatancy — noun the property of being both obvious and offensive (Freq. 1) the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable • Derivationally related forms: ↑blatant • Hypernyms: ↑obviousness, ↑noticeability, ↑noti …

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  • 74hatefulness — noun the quality of being hateful • Syn: ↑obnoxiousness, ↑objectionableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑objectionable (for: ↑objectionableness), ↑obnoxious ( …

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  • 75loathsomeness — noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions the vileness of his language surprised us • Syn: ↑repulsiveness, ↑sliminess, ↑vileness, ↑lousiness, ↑wickedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑w …

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  • 76lousiness — noun 1. infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pediculosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy • Hypernyms: ↑infestation …

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  • 77objectionableness — noun the quality of being hateful • Syn: ↑hatefulness, ↑obnoxiousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑objectionable, ↑obnoxious (for: ↑obnoxiousness), ↑hateful ( …

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  • 78obnoxiousness — noun the quality of being hateful • Syn: ↑hatefulness, ↑objectionableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑objectionable (for: ↑objectionableness), ↑obnoxious, ↑hateful …

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  • 79odious — adj. hateful, repulsive. Derivatives: odiously adv. odiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF odieus f. L odiosus (as ODIUM) …

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  • 80repulsiveness — noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions the vileness of his language surprised us • Syn: ↑loathsomeness, ↑sliminess, ↑vileness, ↑lousiness, ↑wickedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wi …

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