Definition of
Loathsome
- (adj, all) causing or able to cause nausea
nauseous offal
a sickening stench - (adj, all) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stench
- (adj, all) causing or able to cause nausea
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Synonyms of Loathsome
disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, queasy, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, sickening, skanky, vile, wicked, yucky
Alternate forms of Loathsome
Derivations: loathsomeness
Origin of the word Loathsome
- c.1300, from loath in its older, stronger sense + -some. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Loathsome
ladies' man, latch on, ledgeman, lidocaine, lithesome, lodge in, lutecium, lutzen
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