Loathsome
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adjective.
Causing loathing; abhorrent.
synonym
:
offensive
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Such as to cause loathing or excite disgust; disgusting; odious; detestable.
Synonyms
Nauseous, nauseating, revolting, sickening, abominable, hateful.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
highly
offensive
;
sickening
,
abominable
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adjective.
causing or able to cause nausea
adjective.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Word Usage
"$56,000 in May 2009 alone, also considered what he called the loathsome prospect of working for BP in the cleanup, but his boat was rejected."
Equivalent
offensive
unwholesome
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
abominable
despicable
detestable
filthy
ghastly
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abhorrent
abominable
abominable
arrant
atrocious