loathsomeness
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Noun (1)
- the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions“the vileness of his language surprised us”Synonyms: repulsivenesssliminessvilenesslousinesswickednessType of offensiveness, odiousness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“loathsomeness” is listed under Loathsome.
Loath′some adjective
Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a loathsome disease.
The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
— Loath′wb-a1′>′some·ly. adverb — Loath′wb-a1′>′some·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54