From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loathsome \Loath"some\, a.
Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a
loathsome disease.
[1913 Webster]
The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection.
--Macaulay.
-- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loathsome
adj 1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell";
"nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn:
{nauseating}, {nauseous}, {noisome}, {queasy},
{loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]
2: 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" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful},
{distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent},
{repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked},
{yucky}]
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