# loathsome

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈləʊð.səm/ · frequency rank #41,230

## Definitions
1. Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.

## Etymology
From Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, equivalent to loath + -some. Cognate with Middle Low German lêtsam (“arduous”), German leidsam (“sad, sorry”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`laothsome`, `lloathsome`, `loahtsome`, `loathhsome`, `loathosme`, `loathsmoe`, `loathsoem`, `loathsomme`, `loathssome`, `loatshome`, `loatthsome`, `lotahsome`, `olathsome`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loathsome