English Explanatory Dictionary

loathsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.

Pronunciation

/ˈləʊð.səm/ /ˈləʊθ.səm/ /ˈloʊð.səm/ /ˈloʊθ.səm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loathsome.wav

Word forms

loathsome more loathsome most loathsome loathesome lothsome

Etymology

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

Derived words

loathsomely loathsomeness unloathsome
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