Loathsome \Loath"some\, a.
Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting.
The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection.
--Macaulay.
-- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n.
loathsomeness
n : the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
[syn: {repulsiveness}, {sliminess}, {vileness}]