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loathsome

[ lohth-suhm, lohth- ]

/ ˈloʊð səm, ˈloʊθ- /

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adjective

causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.

Origin of loathsome

First recorded in 1250–1300, loathsome is from the Middle English word lothsom. See loath, -some¹

SYNONYMS FOR loathsome

offensive, repellent, detestable, abhorrent, abominable.

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ANTONYMS FOR loathsome

attractive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM loathsome

loath·some·ly, adverb loath·some·ness, noun un·loath·some, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH loathsome

loath loathe loathsome

Words nearby loathsome

loath, loathe, loathful, loathing, loathly, loathsome, loaves, loaves and fishes, lob, lobachevski, lobachevsky

Example sentences from the Web for loathsome

After 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

loathsome

/ (ˈləʊðsəm) /

adjective

causing loathing; abhorrent

Derived forms of loathsome

loathsomely, adverb loathsomeness, noun