loathsome
English
/ˈləʊð.səm/
adj
Definitions
- Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lothsum suf from English loath.
Origin
English
loath
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- loath English
- loathest English
- loathful English
- loathly English
- loathness English
- loathsomely English
- loathsomeness English
- loathy English
- unloathsome English
- unloathsomeness English
- lothsum Middle English
- lōth Middle English