loathsome

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. causing or able to cause nausea“a nauseating smell”“nauseous offal”“a sickening stench”Synonyms: nauseatingnauseousnoisomequeasyoffensivesickeningvile
  2. 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
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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]

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