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Loathing vs Loathful - What's the difference?

loathing | loathful |

As a noun loathing

is sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

As a verb loathing

is .

As an adjective loathful is

full of loathing; hating; abhorring.

loathing

English

Noun

  • Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
    • The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him.

    Verb

    (head)

    • loathful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of loathing; hating; abhorring.
    • Loathful eyes. — Spenser.
  • Causing a feeling of loathing; disgusting.
    • Above the reach of loathful , sinful lust. — Spenser.
    (Webster 1913)