Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Loathsome; detestable; hateful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Scotland
Loathsome ;disgusting ;detestable ;repulsive ;hateworthy .
Etymologies
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From Middle English wlatsum ("disgusting"), equivalent to wlate + -some. Cognate with Scots wlatsum ("loathsome, disgusting").
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reesetee commented on the word wlatsome
Loathsome.
January 14, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word wlatsome
JM thinks everyone would hate the word wlatsome with a vengeance
February 24, 2009
Telofy commented on the word wlatsome
The pronunciation is /'leɪtsəm/? (Source)
January 5, 2010
chelster commented on the word wlatsome
It's WLAHT-sum.
January 8, 2011
AnWulf commented on the word wlatsome
In ME it was wlātsom.
October 30, 2011
leaden commented on the word wlatsome
See also wlate.
January 5, 2014