loathsome
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- loathsomely adverb
- loathsomeness noun
- unloathsome adjective
Etymology
Origin of loathsome
First recorded in 1250–1300, loathsome is from the Middle English word lothsom. See loath, -some 1
Example Sentences
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The most brilliant collector of Cubism of his generation, he emerges as wickedly funny and in most other ways loathsome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
I mention that it’s amusing of him to say there’s a piece of himself in a character most people find pretty loathsome.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who ran against Trump in the latest Republican primary, prosecuted the case at the time and called it “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he had seen.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
Chief among them is Simon Bennebjerg’s De Schinkel, the most loathsome movie villain in many a moon.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
But if you knew a true thing and changed it to a false thing, both you and it were loathsome.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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