Loathsome has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
causing or able to cause nausea
"a nauseating smell"
"nauseous offal"
"a sickening stench"
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
"a disgusting smell"
"distasteful language"
"a loathsome disease"
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"
"revolting food"
"a wicked stench"
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.