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loathsomeness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English lothsomnesse, loþsumnes, lathsumnes; equivalent to loathsome + -ness.

  1. inherited from lothsomnesse

Definitions

  1. The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing.

    • Must putrefaction's breath / Leave nothing of this heavenly sight / But loathsomeness and ruin?

  2. A loathsome thing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA