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loathsome

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loathsome in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    disgusting  disgustful  distasteful  foul  loathly  loathsome  repellent  repellant  repelling  revolting  skanky  wicked  yucky 
  2. causing or able to cause nausea
    "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
    nauseating  nauseous  noisome  queasy  loathsome  offensive  sickening  vile 
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