loath´some|ness

loath´some|ness
loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective.
very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »

a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome.

SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome.
loath´some|ly, adverb.
loath´some|ness, noun.

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