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loathsome

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loath·some  (lsm, lth-)
adj.
Arousing loathing; abhorrent. See Synonyms at offensive.
[Middle English lothsome : loth, hateful; see loath + -som, adj. suff.; see -some1.]
loathsome·ly adv.
loathsome·ness n.
loathsome
Adjective
causing loathing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.loathsomeloathsome - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, sickening, vile, offensive
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
2.loathsomeloathsome - 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"
foul, loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, disgustful, disgusting, yucky, distasteful, repellant, repellent, wicked
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
loathsome
adjective hateful, offensive, nasty, disgusting, horrible, revolting, obscene, vile, obnoxious, repulsive, nauseating, odious, repugnant, abhorrent, abominable, execrable, detestable, yucky or yukky (slang) yucko Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE delightful
Translations
loathsome [ˈləuðsəm] adj → asqueroso, repugnante; [person] → odioso
loathsome [ˈləuðsəm] adj → répugnant(e) → détestable
loathsome [ˈləuðsəm] loathe adj → abscheulich
loathsome [ˈləuðsəm] adj (gen) → ripugnante; [person] → detestabile, odioso/a


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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.
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When he was in the street he cried out, "Oh, God, how loathsome it all is
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The earl had been imprisoned for years in a loathsome dungeon.
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