different between loathsome vs vomitous

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)

1. 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

Further reading

• loathsome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• loathsome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• loathsome at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: vomitus

Etymology

vomit +? -ous

Adjective

vomitous (comparative more vomitous, superlative most vomitous)

1. (US) Characteristic of, or causing one to vomit.

Hyponyms

• (characteristic of, or causing one to vomit): disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, odious, repugnant

References

• “vomitous” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.