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[ lohth-suhm, lohth- ] / ˈloʊð səm, ˈloʊθ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loathsome ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecausing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease. Origin of loathsomeFirst recorded in 1250–1300, loathsome is from the Middle English word lothsom.See loath, -some1 SYNONYMS FOR loathsomeoffensive, repellent, detestable, abhorrent, abominable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR loathsome ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR loathsomeattractive. SEE ANTONYMS FOR loathsome ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM loathsomeloath·some·ly, adverbloath·some·ness, nounun·loath·some, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH loathsomeloath, loathe, loathsome Words nearby loathsomeloath, loathe, loathful, loathing, loathly, loathsome, loaves, loaves and fishes, lob, Lobachevski, Lobachevsky Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loathsomeAfter 90 minutes of cocktail time, I am at my loathsome best. Up To a Point: Oops, I Enjoyed Soccer|P. J. O’Rourke|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is a festival of joy for being created this way after centuries of being told that we are sinful, loathsome, and disgusting. June, The Month When Pride Isn’t a Sin|Gene Robinson|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST I am sure that this happens, as loathsome as I know it to be. When Doctors Ignore ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders|Russell Saunders|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Give them an anti-hero so loathsome it would be immoral to root for them, and then dare them to do just that. ‘Boy Parts’ Proves ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ Is the Boldest Drama on TV|Kevin Fallon|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And they've banned men from various commonplace but loathsome and corrupting practices. Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police|Hussein Ibish|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST I should feel myself to be loathsome, and, as it were, a beast among women. Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope It is as if the knightly purity of the compassionate face above him has revealed the man to himself in his loathsome degradation. Van Dyck|Estelle M. Hurll She is lovely to look upon, and enchants by her sweet singing, but her womb is loathsome. The Crown of Wild Olive|John Ruskin The mere mention of the thing was to her so preposterous—no, loathsome, she kept repeating. The Quest of the Silver Fleece|W. E. B. Du Bois It was a loathsome obligation, and was performed with unconquerable reluctance. Edgar Huntley|Charles Brockden Brown
British Dictionary definitions for loathsome
adjectivecausing loathing; abhorrent Derived forms of loathsomeloathsomely, adverbloathsomeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to loathsomevile, disgusting, revolting, abhorrent, slimy, odious, horrible, obnoxious, deplorable, repugnant, abominable, beastly, creepy, detestable, execrable, gross, hideous, invidious, lousy, nasty |