loathly

[ lohth-lee, lohth- ]

/ ˈloʊθ li, ˈloʊð- /

adverb

reluctantly; unwillingly.

Origin of loathly

before 1000; Middle English lothliche,Old English lāthlīce.See loath, -ly (adv. suffix)

Words nearby loathly

loanword, loath, loathe, loathful, loathing, loathly, loathsome, loaves, loaves and fishes, lob, Lobachevski

Definition for loathly (2 of 2)

loathly²

[ lohth-lee, lohth- ]

/ ˈloʊð li, ˈloʊθ- /

adjective Archaic.

loathsome; hideous; repulsive.

Origin of loathly

before 900; Middle English lothlic(e), Old English lāthlīc.See loath, -ly (adj. suffix)

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Example sentences from the Web for loathly

Death in any shape is loathly to us poor mortals, but death by hunger is the most hideous of all.
Stories from the Odyssey|H. L. Havell
He still found his “head houseless;” and “the vetchy bed” and “loathly dungeon” still haunted his dreams.
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli
She flung out her hands as if pushing some loathly, invisible thing from her.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Yet no beggar in rags ever appeared to me half so loathly as did this speckless dandy!
Miriam Monfort|Catherine A. Warfield

She was unconscious of the loathly business the Colonel was transacting.
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for loathly (1 of 2)

loathly¹

/ (ˈləʊθlɪ) /

adverb

with reluctance; unwillingly

British Dictionary definitions for loathly (2 of 2)

loathly²

/ (ˈləʊðlɪ) /

adjective

an archaic word for loathsome

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单词	loathly
释义	loathly ¹ [ lohth-lee, lohth- ] / ˈloʊθ li, ˈloʊð- / adverb reluctantly; unwillingly. Origin of loathly ¹ before 1000; Middle English lothliche,Old English lāthlīce.See loath, -ly (adv. suffix) Words nearby loathly loanword, loath, loathe, loathful, loathing, loathly, loathsome, loaves, loaves and fishes, lob, Lobachevski Definition for loathly (2 of 2) loathly² [ lohth-lee, lohth- ] / ˈloʊð li, ˈloʊθ- / adjective Archaic. loathsome; hideous; repulsive. Origin of loathly ² before 900; Middle English lothlic(e), Old English lāthlīc.See loath, -ly (adj. suffix) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loathly Death in any shape is loathly to us poor mortals, but death by hunger is the most hideous of all. Stories from the Odyssey\|H. L. Havell He still found his “head houseless;” and “the vetchy bed” and “loathly dungeon” still haunted his dreams. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors\|Isaac Disraeli She flung out her hands as if pushing some loathly, invisible thing from her. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903\|Lucy Maud Montgomery Yet no beggar in rags ever appeared to me half so loathly as did this speckless dandy! Miriam Monfort\|Catherine A. Warfield She was unconscious of the loathly business the Colonel was transacting. Captain Blood\|Rafael Sabatini British Dictionary definitions for loathly (1 of 2) loathly¹ / (ˈləʊθlɪ) / adverb with reluctance; unwillingly British Dictionary definitions for loathly (2 of 2) loathly² / (ˈləʊðlɪ) / adjective an archaic word for loathsome Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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