loathly.
Loathsome; hideous.
Meaning & usage
Loathsome; hideous.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċ (“loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant”); equivalent to loath + -ly.
In a loathsome manner; disgustingly.
Unwillingly; reluctantly.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċe (“hatefully”), from lāþlīċ + -e (adverbial suffix); equivalent to loath + -ly.
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