loathsome
causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
Origin of loathsome
1Other words for loathsome
Opposites for loathsome
Other words from loathsome
- loath·some·ly, adverb
- loath·some·ness, noun
- un·loath·some, adjective
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How to use loathsome in a sentence
It also transformed him into a greedy and loathsome poison-breathing dragon that fled into the wilderness to jealously guard his ill-gotten riches.
20 Fascinating Creatures of Norse Mythology | Dattatreya Mandal | November 2, 2022 | Realm of HistoryThe idea of a woman being in charge was so loathsome to the military that when it came to pass, in the person of Aung San Suu Kyi, the generals banned people from saying her name or displaying her picture.
Myanmar's Women Are Fighting for a New Future After a Long History of Military Oppression | MiMi Aye | June 1, 2021 | TimeFreddy Carter plays Kaz Brekker as loathsome and lovable in all the right ways—always emotionally removed, but with vulnerability simmering just beneath the surface.
Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ Is a Chaotic, Confounding, Totally Engrossing Ride | Laura Bradley | April 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastAfter 90 minutes of cocktail time, I am at my loathsome best.
It is a festival of joy for being created this way after centuries of being told that we are sinful, loathsome, and disgusting.
I am sure that this happens, as loathsome as I know it to be.
Give them an anti-hero so loathsome it would be immoral to root for them, and then dare them to do just that.
‘Boy Parts’ Proves ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ Is the Boldest Drama on TV | Kevin Fallon | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter all, ragemongering bomb throwers thrive best when the oh-so-loathsome enemy is in power.
Ted Cruz’s Biggest Cheerleaders Are (Where Else?) on Right-Wing Talk Radio | Michelle Cottle | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey poured into the ear of the humiliated queen the most revolting and loathsome execrations.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottBut the loathsome death of this brutal voluptuary soon delivered the church from the most implacable of its foes.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowBecause of a quibble on his part this loathsome thing would ruin his future, dash his hopes to the ground, blacken his life.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingNext morning churning had again become loathsome, sweeping was hard work, and dinner was a barbarous institution.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties | Charles MajorIs it war, I ask you, to seek to poison the drinking water of an enemy, to send stalking into their midst some loathsome disease?
The Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for loathsome
/ (ˈləʊðsəm) /
causing loathing; abhorrent
Derived forms of loathsome
- loathsomely, adverb
- loathsomeness, noun
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