Is there a single adjective meaning 'hateful but indispensable' or something close? (Not "love-hate"). British or American would be OK.
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Is there a single adjective meaning 'hateful but indispensable' or something close? (Not "love-hate"). British or American would be OK.
Best Answer
Necessary evil comes to mind first.
a necessary evil something that you do not like but which you know must exist or happen He considers taxes a necessary evil. See also: evil, necessary Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. retrieved online on May 22, 2014 at http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+necessary+evil