odiously

Definition of odiouslynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for odiously
Adverb
  • But tackling the Navier-Stokes equations for fluids in three dimensions is unspeakably difficult, so mathematicians have started with easier versions of the problem.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The trade price for Young was unspeakably low.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Eventually an analyst was hired to work alongside her, which still left the department grossly understaffed.
    Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, at 7,000 rooms, the county might be grossly unprepared to meet the county’s hospital demand of, say, 2030.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But the presence of these compounds in grapes failed miserably as a diagnostic for smoke taint.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
    Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • The film, an official selection at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, is yet another innovative step forward by Sister Nancy on behalf of all women in dancehall, a physical space and musical genre that can be flagrantly misogynistic.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Despite Chinese law setting a 44-hour workweek limit and requiring overtime compensation, numerous companies flagrantly ignored these rules.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • This is egregiously harmful negligence.
    Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The theatergoer became disruptive to the show and, perhaps most egregiously, to LuPone herself.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 17 Dec. 2025
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“Odiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odiously. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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