wlatsome

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From wlāte (“nausea, disgust, repugnance, loath”), from Old English wlǣtta (“loathing, nausea, eructation, heartburn”).

Adjective

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wlātsome

  1. loathsome, disgusting, hateful, abominable, repulsive, repugnant
    • 1380-90 Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest's Tale:
      Murder is so wlatsome and abhominable
      Murder is so loathsome and abominable.
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