: giving rise to loathing : disgusting
a loathsome disease
Smoking is a loathsome habit.
loathsomely
adverb
loathsomeness
noun
Examples of loathsome in a Sentence
we traced the foul smell to a pile of loathsome garbage by the back wall
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In Del Toro’s film, the creature isn’t rejected for his loathsome appearance but for his apparent stupidity.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
Covino on the other hand plays Paul with a dash of loathsome rich guy energy, that feels like the polar opposite of Carey’s mild nature.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
Covino on the other hand plays Paul with a dash of loathsome rich guy energy, that feels like the polar opposite of Carey’s mild nature.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for loathsome
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“Loathsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathsome. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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