loathly

¹

[ lohth-lee, lohth- ]

adverb

1. reluctantly; unwillingly.

loathly

²

[ lohth-lee, lohth- ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. loathsome; hideous; repulsive.

loathly

¹

/ ˈləʊðlɪ /

adjective

1. an archaic word for loathsome

loathly

²

/ ˈləʊθlɪ /

adverb

1. with reluctance; unwillingly

Word History and Origins

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

He now looked upon him with a kind of horror, as upon some loathly and hardly human monster.

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I followed Pickering rather loathly to where the companions of his travels were pacing to and fro in the crisp morning air.

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Arthur listened and heard the far-off thunder of the loathly worm.

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These insects were of an immense size, and of a loathly aspect.

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I don't mean only from here,—I mean away from England, to loathly India.

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