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
I regard this loathly damsel as an obvious interpolation in the Welsh tale.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
And besides this Nature hath given unto man a countenance not terrible and loathly, as unto other brute beasts; but meek and demure, representing the very tokens of love and benevolence.
From Against War by Desiderius Erasmus
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
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