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loathsome [ˈləʊðsəm] adj
causing loathing; abhorrent loathsomely adv loathsomeness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
loathsome adjective hateful, offensive, nasty, disgusting, horrible, revolting, obscene, vile, obnoxious, repulsive, nauseating, odious, repugnant, abhorrent, abominable, execrable, detestable, yucky or yukky (slang) the loathsome spectacle we were obliged to witness attractive, engaging, lovely, charming, fetching, delightful, enchanting, amiable, lovable, adorable, likable or likeable Translations loathsome [ˈləʊðsəm] adj [person] → détestable; [action, idea, disease] → répugnant(e) to be loathsome to sb [idea] → répugner à qn The very idea was loathsome to me → L'idée même me répugnait. loathsome adj thing, person → abscheulich, widerlich; task → verhasst; deformity → abstoßend; wound → Ekel erregend loathsome [ˈləʊðsəm] adj (gen) → ripugnante, disgustoso/a; (person) → detestabile, odioso/a loathsome [ˈləʊðsəm] adj (gen) → ripugnante, disgustoso/a; (person) → detestabile, odioso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mr Pope, however, very luckily found them in the said play, and, laying violent hands on his own property, transferred it back again into his own works; and, for a further punishment, imprisoned the said Moore in the loathsome dungeon of the Dunciad, where his unhappy memory now remains, and eternally will remain, as a proper punishment for such his unjust dealings in the poetical trade. When he was in the street he cried out, "Oh, God, how loathsome it all is The earl had been imprisoned for years in a loathsome dungeon. |
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