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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

Translations

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unsavoury

English

Etymology

un- +? savoury

Adjective

unsavoury (comparative more unsavoury, superlative most unsavoury)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of unsavory

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different between loathsome vs unsavoury

loathsome

English

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Etymology

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Adjective

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Derived terms

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unsavoury

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