loathsome
AdjectiveSynonyms:
nauseatingnauseousnoisomequeasyoffensivesickeningviledisgustingdisgustfuldistastefulfoulloathly
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- causing or able to cause nausea“a nauseating smell”“nauseous offal”“a sickening stench”Synonyms: nauseatingnauseousnoisomequeasyoffensivesickeningvile
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust“a disgusting smell”“distasteful language”“a loathsome disease”“the idea of eating meat is repellent to me”“revolting food”“a wicked stench”Synonyms: disgustingdisgustfuldistastefulfoulloathlyrepellentrepellantrepellingrevoltingskankywickedyucky
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Loathsome \Loath"some\, a. Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a loathsome disease. [1913 Webster]
The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. --Macaulay. -- Loath"some*ly. adv. -- Loath"some*ness, n. [1913 Webster]