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ex-ōsus , a, um, Part. [odi].
I. Act., hating exceedingly, detesting (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “si nondum exosus ad unum Trojanos,” Verg. A. 5, 687: “pugnas,” id. ib. 12, 818: “bella,” id. ib. 12, 517: “terras,” Ov. M. 7, 524: “arma,” Flor. 4, 11, 1: “patrios mores exosus es,” Curt. 8, 7, 12: “fortunam,” Sen. ad Marc. 2, 5.—With gen. (late Lat.): vitae hujus exosa, Boëth. Cons. Phil. 2, 4.—
II. Pass., hated exceedingly, hateful, odious (post-class.): “diis exosos esse,” Macr. Sat. 1, 11, 45: “eo digna omnium ordinum detestatione exoso,” Amm. 14, 11, 3; 18, 3, 6; 27, 9, 2: “ob scelera universis exosus,” Eutr. 7, 23: “exosum habere,” Vulg. 2 Reg. 13, 15 al.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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