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
An' she's as black as Death's own self, She squats all loathly on yon shelf, Wi' one unwinkin' eye on me I wish the Devil— No!
From Rebel Verses by Gilbert, Bernard
It was as though the morning were caressing the loathly creature,—trying to heal with pitying touch his self-inflicted scars of yesterday.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
These insects were of an immense size, and of a loathly appearance.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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