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loathsome

[lohth-suhm, lohth-] / ˈloʊð səm, ˈloʊθ- /


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The most brilliant collector of Cubism of his generation, he emerges as wickedly funny and in most other ways loathsome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who ran against Trump in the latest Republican primary, prosecuted the case at the time and called it “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he had seen.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

Chief among them is Simon Bennebjerg’s De Schinkel, the most loathsome movie villain in many a moon.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Their next adventure was with the Harpies, frightful flying creatures with hooked beaks and claws who always left behind them a loathsome stench, sickening to all living creatures.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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