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91Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1394) CHAUCER’s Wife of Bath, Alisoun, is perhaps his most original and memorable creation. Her prologue and tale form a pivotal point in the CANTERBURY TALES, inspiring responses in The CLERK’S TALE and The… …
92láðlic — adj loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant; adv láðliclíce …
93laidly — c.1300, Scottish and northern English variant of loathly hideous, repulsive (see LOATH (Cf. loath)) …
94abominable — a. 1. Hateful, odious, detestable, horrid, horrible, execrable, nefarious, damnable, cursed, accursed, hellish. 2. Loathsome, loathly, offensive, obnoxious, foul, nauseous, nauseating, disgusting, sickening, repulsive, revolting, shocking. 3.… …
95repulsive — adjective their bathroom was repulsive Syn: revolting, disgusting, abhorrent, repellent, repugnant, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous …
96revolting — adjective a number of revolting items in their refrigerator Syn: disgusting, sickening, nauseating, stomach turning, stomach churning, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, appalling, abominable, hideous, horrible, awful, dreadful, terrible, obnoxious …
97to-do — /tə ˈdu / (say tuh dooh) noun (plural to dos) bustle; fuss: *On the night Laura learned that her friend had again met the loathly Jim , there was a great to do. –henry handel richardson, 1910 …
98distasteful — adjective 1. not pleasing in odor or taste • Syn: ↑unsavory, ↑unsavoury • Similar to: ↑unpalatable • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavoriness (for: ↑ …
99repellant — I noun 1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water • Syn: ↑repellent • Derivationally related forms: ↑repellent (for: ↑repellent) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
100repelling — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑ …
