Lothsome
/ˈloʊðsəm/noun
Extremely unpleasant, disgusting, or offensive; an archaic spelling of “loathsome.”
Did you know?The word descends from Old English lāð, meaning hostile, hateful, or loathsome—a root that also produced the verb “loathe.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*laiþaz
“Hateful, hostile, or offensive”
Old English
Old English
lāð
“Hateful, hostile, harmful, or disagreeable”
Middle English
Middle English
loth
“Unwilling, reluctant, or morally repelled”
14th Century
Middle English
lothsom
“Causing disgust or intense dislike”
Modern English
English
loathsome
“Extremely unpleasant or disgusting”
Modern English
English
lothsome
“A historical or variant spelling of “loathsome””