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}]