ugsome

adj.
Disgusting; loathsome.

[Middle English : uggen, to fear (from Old Norse ugga , from uggr, fear) + -some, characterized by; see -some¹.]

ugsomeness ug'some·ness n.

(UG-suhm)

adjective
Dreadful, loathsome.

Etymology
From Middle English, from uggen, from Old Norse ugga (to fear). As in many typical stories where one child in a family becomes well-known while the other remains obscure, "ugly" and "ugsome" are two words derived from the same root -- one is an everyday word while the other remains unusual.

Usage
"The grandmother is at times ugsome ..." — John Moore; 3 Women, 3 Generations, Clever Word Play; Denver Post; Mar 7, 2002.

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archaic  frightful, loathsome