loathsomeness n 1: the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us" [syn: {loathsomeness}, {repulsiveness}, {sliminess}, {vileness}, {lousiness}, {wickedness}]
Loathsome \Loath"some\, a. Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a loathsome disease. [1913 Webster] The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. --Macaulay. -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]