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loathsome

English

Alternative forms

loathesome

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /?l??ð.s?m/, /?l???.s?m/

Adjective

loathsome (comparative more loathsome, superlative most loathsome)

Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.

Usage notes

Nouns to which "loathsome" is often applied: disease, creature, thing, person, man, woman, dungeon, place, world, smell, act.

Derived terms

loathsomely
loathsomeness
unloathsome

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distasteful

English

Alternative forms

distastefull (archaic)

Etymology

distaste +? -ful or dis- +? tasteful

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?te?stf??/
Rhymes: -e?stf?l

Adjective

distasteful (comparative more distasteful, superlative most distasteful)

Having a bad or foul taste.
(figuratively) Unpleasant.
Offensive.

Antonyms

pleasant, pleasing

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