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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

I mention that it’s amusing of him to say there’s a piece of himself in a character most people find pretty loathsome.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 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

Then a rumor arose that those who had seen the body in the orchard noticed a loathsome crust like a leprosy covering the skin.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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