disgusting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- disgustingly adjective
- disgustingness noun
Etymology
Origin of disgusting
Example Sentences
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Their favorite move is a gasp-laugh, as when they flash a gruesome image on screen that’s so disgusting you can’t help but giggle.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
"It's absolutely disgusting that they are doing this to families", she said.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
At this, America’s hockey dudes laughed dutifully and dude-ily, unaware of how disgusting people would find this tidbit of locker room talk.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
"It's been disgusting," resident Roger Young told national broadcaster RNZ.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
If they were still on the body of Tartarus, Percy figured they must be on the bottom of his foot—a rough, calloused expanse where only the most disgusting plant life grew.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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