: giving rise to loathing : disgusting
a loathsome disease
Smoking is a loathsome habit.
loathsomely
adverb
loathsomeness
noun
Examples of loathsome in a Sentence
we traced the foul smell to a pile of loathsome garbage by the back wall
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Needless to say, no one who has any standards whatsoever should want to have anything to do with these loathsome cretins.
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The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
America was the future, and the future was loathsome.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
But the actor only ever knuckles down at being loathsome.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
America was the future, and the future was loathsome.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
But the actor only ever knuckles down at being loathsome.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for loathsome
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“Loathsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathsome. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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