Odious or odious means distasteful, offensive, or disgusting--
He found cleaning the bathroom an odious task, especially when he put it off until it was very dirty.
The woman seems odious to me, but I'll try to be polite for your sake.
Otiose or otiose means slothful, indolent, or useless--
They were raised to be both arrogant and otiose; they considered work of any kind demeaning.
When the money runs out, his otiose ways will change for the better.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"He found their otiose and irresonsible way of life odious; he couldn't wait to get back to work."
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