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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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
As if he thinks I am not loathly, as though he does not find my mortality contagious.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Before I’d own the loathly thing, That Christ Church Quad reveals, I’d serve as shoeblack’s underling To Odger and to Beales.”
From Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life by Moses, Belle
Riding on, he speedily came within view of the fountain, but had scarcely beheld its silver waters bubbling from a green hill-side when a horrible hissing warned him of the proximity of its loathly guardian.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
Who shall ever open for thee the door, and seek thee; For soon thou becomest loathly and hateful to look upon.”
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
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