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loath·some
(lōth′səm, lōth′-)adj.
Causing loathing; abhorrent. See Synonyms at offensive.
[Middle English lothsome : loth, hateful; see loath + -som, adj. suff.; see -some1.]
loath′some·ly adv.
loath′some·ness n.
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loathsome
(ˈləʊðsəm)adj
causing loathing; abhorrent
ˈloathsomely adv
ˈloathsomeness n
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loath•some
(ˈloʊð səm, ˈloʊθ-)adj.
causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
[1250–1300]
loath′some•ly, adv.
loath′some•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | loathsome - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" |
2. | loathsome - 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" |
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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
attractive, engaging, lovely, charming, fetching, delightful, enchanting, amiable, lovable, adorable, likable or likeable
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loathsome
adjectiveSo objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:
abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.
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Translations
كَريه، مُثير للإشْمِئزاز
odpuzující
fyrirlitlegur
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
loathsome
adj thing, person → abscheulich, widerlich; task → verhasst; deformity → abstoßend; wound → Ekel erregend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
loathe
(ləuð) verb to hate very much.
ˈloathing noun great dislike and disgust.
ˈloathsome adjective horrible.
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