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[ adjective ] causing or able to cause nausea
Examples "a nauseating smell" "nauseous offal" "a sickening stench" Used in print (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)he liked children , in a loathsome kind of way ; the two youngest in our family always had to be brought_in and put_through tricks for his entertainment . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Examples "a disgusting smell" "distasteful language" "a loathsome disease" "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" "revolting food" "a wicked stench" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Examples "a disgusting smell" "distasteful language" "a loathsome disease" "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" "revolting food" "a wicked stench" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Being a teacher of American literature , I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts_to_Virginia '' , where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone , And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown '' . Related terms |
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