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Latin
Etymology
From ex- + ōsus, an intensified form of the perfect participle of ōdī, likewise used in the active meaning. Lacks a finite verb, unlike perōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
exōsus (feminine exōsa, neuter exōsum); first/second-declension adjective
- (active voice) hating, loathing, detesting, abhorring ... completely, thoroughly
- (passive voice, Late Latin) hated, loathed, hateful, odious ... completely, thoroughly
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “exosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “exōsus” on page 710 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)