loathsome

English

Etymology

From Middle English lothsum, equivalent to loath +‎ -some.

Adjective

loathsome (comparative more loathsome, superlative most loathsome)

  1. highly offensive; sickening, abominable

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "loathsome" is often applied: disease, creature, thing, person, man, woman, dungeon, place, world, smell, act.

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Further reading

  • loathsome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • loathsome in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • loathsome at OneLook Dictionary Search
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