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loathsome |
Grep of noun loathsome loathsomeness Overview of adj loathsome The adj loathsome has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile -- (causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench") 2. (1) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench") Antonyms of adj loathsome 2 senses of loathsome Sense 1 nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile INDIRECT (VIA unwholesome) -> wholesome Sense 2 disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Similarity of adj loathsome 2 senses of loathsome Sense 1 nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile => unwholesome (vs. wholesome) Sense 2 disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Attributes of adj loathsome Familiarity of adj loathsome loathsome used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj loathsome loathsome Overview of adj loathsome The adj loathsome has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile -- (causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench") 2. (1) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench")
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