What is the meaning of loathsome?

Causing or able to cause nausea.
- usage: "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
- synonyms: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, offensive, sickening, vile
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.
- usage: "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
- synonyms: disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky

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