adj

loathsome

LOHTH-suhm

adj

Extremely unpleasant or disgusting; causing hatred or revulsion.

"The dungeon reeked with a loathsome smell."

"His loathsome behaviour cost him every friend he had."

How to Use Loathsome

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSo unpleasant or repulsive that it inspires hatred or disgust.

Common pairings

loathsome creature loathsome smell find something loathsome

more loathsome comparative, most loathsome superlative

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Formed from loath + the suffix -some ("tending to cause"), so literally "tending to cause hatred/disgust".

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