loathly
1 Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of loathly1
before 1000; Middle English lothliche, Old English lāthlīce. See loath, -ly (adv. suffix)
Origin of loathly2
before 900; Middle English lothlic ( e ), Old English lāthlīc. See loath, -ly (adj. suffix)
Example Sentences
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As if he thinks I am not loathly, as though he does not find my mortality contagious.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
She had re-membered the stories of her childhood, the most loathly and ancient bugaboo her nurse had ever frightened her with.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
These insects were of an immense size, and of a loathly appearance.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
Then followed a day of drudgery at the loathly necessities of her stupid work.
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh
Might not anyone turn pale when accused of so hateful and loathly a thing as is that of which those men were being accused?'
From The Red Cross Barge by Marie Belloc Lowndes
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