adjective · rare

loathsome

loathsome · more loathsome · most loathsome

огидний, гидкий

отвратительный, противный, гадкий, омерзительный

widerlich, ekelhaft, abscheulich, widerwärtig

Highly offensive; abominable, sickeningHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.

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UK/ˈləʊð.səm/US/ˈloʊð.səm/

» My wounds fester and are loathsome.

Meaning

1 senses

Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
ekelhaft, abscheulich, scheußlich
отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj, омерзи́тельныйomerzítelʹnyj, отта́лкивающийottálkivajuščij
оги́днийohýdnyj, гидки́йhydkýj
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Examples

10 sentences

My wounds fester and are loathsome.
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To arms I call my comrades, and defy / the loathsome brood to battle.
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Spiders are loathsome little creatures.
ruПауки — отвратительные маленькие существа.
deSpinnen sind eklige kleine Kreaturen.
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War is a loathsome business.
ruВойна — мерзкое дело.
deKrieg ist ein abscheuliches Geschäft.
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Boris killed the loathsome witch.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

highly offensive; abominable, sickening:

Русский

By meaning 1

highly offensive; abominable, sickening:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

highly offensive; abominable, sickening:

Origin

From Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam,

From Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, equivalent to loath + -some. Cognate with Middle Low German lêtsam (“arduous”), German leidsam (“sad, sorry”).

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