In the sentence from "black cat", what is the best definition of the word "odious"?
i did not, for some weeks, strike, or otherwise violently ill use it; but gradually very gradually i came to look upon it with unutterable loathing, and to flee silently from its odious presence, as from the breath of a pestilence.
a. in a grotesque manner
b. sneaky, sly, untrustworthy
c. causing or deserving disgust
d. a decreasing anger