All 4 Uses of
odious
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.†
p. 66.0 *odious = extremely unpleasant, disgusting, dislikable, or worthy of hate
- But I consented to listen, and seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale.†
p. 104.9
- Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin; the whole detail of that series of disgusting circumstances which produced it is set in view; the minutest description of my odious and loathsome person is given, in language which painted your own horrors and rendered mine indelible.†
p. 132.9
- Yet, before I departed, there was a task to perform, on which I shuddered to reflect; I must pack up my chemical instruments, and for that purpose I must enter the room which had been the scene of my odious work, and I must handle those utensils the sight of which was sickening to me.†
p. 175.1