loathsomeness
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loath·some
(lōth′səm, lōth′-)adj.
Causing loathing; abhorrent. See Synonyms at offensive.
[Middle English lothsome : loth, hateful; see loath + -som, adj. suff.; see -some1.]
loath′some·ly adv.
loath′some·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | loathsomeness - the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us" |
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loathsomeness
[ˈləʊðsəmnɪs] N [of person, thing] → lo detestable, lo odioso; [of smell, disease] → lo repugnanteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
loathsomeness
n → Abscheulichkeit f, → Widerlichkeit f; (of task) → Verhasstheit f; (of deformity) → abstoßender Anblick
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