Definition of LOATHSOME

loathsome

Adjective Satellite

  • causing or able to cause nausea
  • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
    • "a loathsome disease"

Adj

  • Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 14

loathsome: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
loathsome: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loathsome: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

loathsome: valid Words With Friends Word