loathsome (adj.)

  1. causing or able to cause nausea; a nauseating smell; nauseous offal; a sickening stench

    [ Syn: nauseating , nauseous , noisome , queasy , offensive , sickening , vile ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: disgusting , disgustful , distasteful , foul , loathly , repellent , repellant , repelling , revolting , skanky , wicked , yucky ]

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