English Dictionary
◊ LOATHSOME
loathsome
adj 1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell";
"nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating},
{nauseous}, {noisome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
"revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful},
{distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {repellent}, {repellant},
{revolting}, {wicked}, {yucky}]