The word
"loathsome" means something that is extremely unpleasant, disgusting, or revolting.
Full definition
His Elling does not seem
as loathsome as most mentally retarded characters in recent films.
What remains is the dullest and
most loathsome kind of movie out there, the kind that uses its overtly sarcastic tone to shield from any criticism.
Perlman is always a welcome presence, but it's Brooks who runs away with Drive as a character
so loathsome it'll be hard for me to go back to his roles in Broadcast News and Lost in America without checking their corners for traces of Bernie.
So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and afflicted Job
with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
Some might argue that it would be better to exclude «him» from discussion but to my mind he is a classic example of what is most
loathsome in a green undergraduate ignoroid.
By reason of that, I was
more loathsome in my own eyes than was a toad; and I thought I was so in God's eyes too.
He is a despised character within the film designed to show the audience
how loathsome many representations of black identity have been, from The Birth of a Nation onwards.
Ultimately, these two volumes steer away from Joe's sexual behavior and merely wallow in the mire of
loathsome human behavior.
Now, that privatized company, Sasol, may help liberate Western democracies (and non-Western ones, like India) from the grip of crude oil produced largely
by loathsome authoritarian regimes.
Focusing on major historical figures far more than on real people, turning them into
loathsome creatures with nothing to recommend them.
«Not me» reflects an aspect of the self that is usually poorly grasped, and that reveals elements the conscious subject
finds loathsome.
The goal and hope of punitive damages is not only to punish
particularly loathsome conduct of that defendant, but to provide an example to others.
Leonardo DiCaprio, in a rare supporting role, shows that, despite his heartthrob reputation, he's capable of playing a truly
loathsome villain.
They are so wretchedly provided with the necessities of life that the most
loathsome things are a treat to them.
So Spike TV's Video Game Awards aired last night, and surprisingly it wasn't as
utterly loathsome as it usually is, though don't get me wrong, it still wasn't very good.
As the relentless champion - raiser who raised Jimmy from youth, William Fichtner continues to show a flair for
playing loathsome characters, even with limited screentime.
Mary was better at keeping a proper tone for its comedy all of the way through, but I Give It a Year loads up its funniest moments up front, then begins a slow but steady decline into unfunny territory as we get to know more about these rather
loathsome people and their selfish behavior.
Urban suggested that war must be initiated to protect the innocents of Jerusalem — to end «the appalling violation of women» and to bring to justice enemies who «cut open the navels of those whom they choose to torment with
loathsome death, tear out their most vital organs, and tie them to a stake.»
If your goal is to make people think that religious proselyzers are
loathsome individuals, you're doing a bang - up job.
One moment, they're behaving in the most
loathsome ways; later, they're performing acts of kindness you wouldn't think these characters are capable of.
The First Amendment protects the most despicable, crappiest,
loathsome speech out there.
Two
especially loathsome creatures — one called El Gordo, the other a smiling little man known as Papa Smurf — are decorated by the regional governor for helping to make the Autodefensas part of a government - cartel coalition.
Because the characters are all
equally loathsome and stupid, you are never sure if the hilarity is intentional, but I guarantee you the antics of this dysfunctional chicken - fried family will make you gasp and laugh at the same time.
The worst possible marriage of film school navel gazing and the pretensions of a creative writing program, «Listen Up Philip» asks us to waste our time watching two successful, but utterly
loathsome writers as they alienate everyone around them, including the women who (astonishingly) love them.
As the self - named Motherfucker, Mintz - Plasse's villain stops just short of the absolutely
loathsome actions his comic book counterpart is known for — Â just short, in one case.
Guest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist's Journey to Climate Skepticism Its hard to tell if we are witnessing mass climate hysteria, or
just loathsome fear mongering to promote a political agenda, but it is oh so predictable, and...
Meanwhile, a senior Vote Leave figure revealed Mrs May's rival was nicknamed «
Andrea Loathsome» in their office during the EU referendum campaign.
I think we should generalize the holiday to just celebrate love in general and it's many forms because it singles people out, literally, and turns a nice holiday into something
rather loathsome to some.
As the grieving father of a
truly loathsome teenage boy (who accidentally hangs himself while jerking off), Williams» failed teacher and writer is the perfect protagonist for Goldthwait's prickly, puckish dissection of easy sentimentality.
Winstead is equally entertaining to watch, however, I found her character to be
absolutely loathsome sometimes.
The Breadwinner takes the form of a more classical fable, but applied to a real - world culture of
loathsome fear, focusing on a female lead in a world of regressive misogyny.
Sweet Country is the sort of film that a white actor would likely be uncomfortable participating in; as PTSD sufferer Harry March, Ewen Leslie (TV's Top of the Lake) is
thoroughly loathsome in a role that others might have tried to ring sympathy from.
Harassment of nursing mothers includes but is not limited to interference in breastfeeding practices, intrusive comments about methods of child rearing associated with nursing, and
loathsome comments about female breast anatomy and physiology.
Bill McMorris wrote a wonderful article that doubled as a straight news story and a satire of how the mainstream media would cover the Planned Parenthood controversy if the videos had depicted
loathsome behavior at a conservative organization.
It is so much easier to cheer against Seattle than for any particular result between those slightly
less loathsome sides, RSL or SKC.
One can appreciate the decision not to make the title character of a big summer aspiring blockbuster a wholly
loathsome personality, but the dramatic makeover robs Maleficent of her wicked appeal, defies her name, and renders her kind of boring and ineffective.
City Condemned — Free the Condemned City from rotten zombies and
loathsome bats.
Not everyone cares about the conflict footprint that comes with oil from Iran's
loathsome regime.
Second City Works recently surveyed a group of North American full - time employees to pinpoint the habits that in their minds
separate loathsome supervisors from great leaders.
«Having this realization didn't mean I needed to wallow in every unhelpful habit and self - destructive pattern; it meant that I could stop thinking about «bad» traits as if they were alien,
loathsome flaws that I had to stamp out entirely,» she wisely writes.
Plaintiffs consider that contract provision the most
loathsome part of the DOL rule.
It would be numerically intricate (to maintain a strategic distance from misrepresentation and programmer assaults) yet simple for purchasers to comprehend; decentralized yet with sufficient customer shields and security; and safeguard client obscurity without being a course for tax avoidance, illegal tax avoidance, and
different loathsome exercises.