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odious as a toad

odious as a toad adjective: very odious; hateful.

Adjective

odious as a toad (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, simile) Very odious; hateful.
    • And we have already rendred our irreconcileable Enemy the Duke of Buckingham as odious as a Toad.1680, The History of the Damnable Popish Plot, in Its Various Branches & Progress
    • E'en to a Rat he favour show'd, To some as odious as a toad : To him for bread it often came, ( For kindness can all creatures tame)1762, Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Volume 32, page 494

Questions about odious as a toad

What does odious as a toad mean?
Odious as a toad means very odious; hateful.
What part of speech is odious as a toad?
Odious as a toad is an adjective.

Words near odious as a toad in the dictionary

  1. Odinswoman
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  3. Odintsovo
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  5. odious
  6. odious as a toad
  7. odious debt
  8. odious debts
  9. odiously
  10. odiousness
  11. odiousnesses

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