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loathe-worthy

loathe-worthy adjective: worthy of disgust or loathing; despicable.

Adjective

loathe-worthy (comparative more loathe-worthy, superlative most loathe-worthy)

  1. worthy of disgust or loathing; despicable
    • These alternate with package stores like cause and effect: pawn, booze, pawn, booze, pawn, booze. In fact, aside from Phoenix City, Alabama, Gallup's aggressive squalor and blatant rapacity in turning Navajos, Hopis, Zunis, and others into alcoholics make it the most loathe-worthy town I am able to...1998, Reg Saner, Reaching Keet Seel
    • If I am a mother I'm a loathe-worthy, squeaky-weak mother.2015, Kate Bernheimer, Fairy Tale Review: The Aquamarine Issue #5

Forms of loathe-worthy

comparativemore loathe-worthy
superlativemost loathe-worthy

Origin of loathe-worthy

From loathe + -worthy.

Questions about loathe-worthy

What does loathe-worthy mean?
Loathe-worthy means worthy of disgust or loathing; despicable.
What part of speech is loathe-worthy?
Loathe-worthy is an adjective.

Words near loathe-worthy in the dictionary

  1. loasas
  2. loasis
  3. loath
  4. loathable
  5. loathe
  6. loathe-worthy
  7. loathed
  8. loathedness
  9. loathedst
  10. loather
  11. loathers

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