different between inglorious vs odious

English

Etymology

in- +? glorious; from Latin ingl?rius; first known use: 1565-75.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??l??i.?s/, /?n??lo??i.?s/
• Hyphenation: in?glo?ri?ous

Adjective

inglorious (comparative more inglorious, superlative most inglorious)

1. Ignominious; disgraceful.
   • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, King John, act 5, scene 1,

     O inglorious league!

     Shall we, upon the footing of our land,

     Send fair-play orders and make compromise,

     Insinuation, parley and base truce

     To arms invasive?

   • 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, chapter 6,

     Resolved to pursue no inglorious career, he turned his eyes toward the East.

   • 1906, Jack London, White Fang, chapter 4,

     He cast about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious.

2. Not famous; obscure.

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English

Etymology

From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odi?sus, from odium (“hate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.di.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?o?.di.?s/
• Rhymes: -??di?s

Adjective

odious (comparative more odious, superlative most odious)

1. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

   Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.

Synonyms

• detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable

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Anagrams

• iodous