Adjective: loathsome lowdh-sum
- Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
"the town's loathsome smell was from the factory nearby";
- disgusting, disgustful [archaic], foul, loathly [literary], repellent, repellant, revolting, wicked, yucky [informal], gross-out [informal], loathful [archaic], yukky [informal], sickening, nauseating, vile
- Morally repugnant or distasteful; causing disgust or strong disapproval
"he made a loathsome joke about the tragedy";
- unsavory [US], unsavoury [Brit, Cdn], offensive, sick, sickening, nauseating
See also: abhorrent, absonant [archaic], despicable, detestable, distasteful, gut-wrenching, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, slimy, ugly, unsavory [US], unsavoury [Brit, Cdn], unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched
Encyclopedia: Loathsome