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- 1. causing hatred or disgust; repulsive: "this loathsome little swine"
adjective. /ˈləʊðsəm/. /ˈləʊðsəm/. (formal) extremely unpleasant; disgusting synonym repulsive. The police described it as one of the most loathsome crimes of recent years. Police described the murderer as ‘a foul and loathsome beast’. This was a loathsome crime against innocent people. Topics Feelings c2.
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Loathsome definition: causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive. See examples of LOATHSOME used in a sentence.
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From Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, equivalent to loath + -some. Cognate with Middle Low German lêtsam (“arduous”), German leidsam (“sad, sorry”).
loathsome (comparative more loathsome, superlative most loathsome) 1. Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. 1.1. 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, page 20: 1.1.1. That grave but yesterday received one who was to have been his bride—his betrothed from childhood for whose sake he had been to far lands a...
“loathsome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.“loathsome”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.“loathsome”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.adjective. These are words and phrases related to loathsome. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of loathsome. The villain of the play was completely loathsome. Synonyms. detestable. hateful. despicable. disgusting. repulsive. abominable. abhorrent. unbearable. revolting. repugnant. nasty. vile.
disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease. Middle English lothsom. See loath, - some1 1250–1300. loath′some•ly, adv. loath′some•ness, n. offensive, repellent, detestable, abhorrent, abominable. attractive. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loathsome /ˈləʊðsəm/ adj. causing loathing; abhorrent.
loath·some. extremely unpleasant or disagreeable; disgusting; abhorrent. The disrespectful and neglectful way this nurse treated the patients in her care was loathsome. Cleaning out the latrines was the soldiers' most loathsome task. loathsomely (adv.), loathsomeness (n.)
