Loathly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o][th]"l[y^]), a. [AS. l[=a][eth]lic.]
     Loathsome. [Obs.] " Loathly mouth." --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o]th"l[y^]), adv.
     1. Unwillingly; reluctantly.
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              This shows that you from nature loathly stray.
                                                    --Donne.
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     2. (l[=o][th]"l[y^]) So as to cause loathing. [Obs.]
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              With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight.
                                                    --Fairfax.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loathly
       adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
             disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
             disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
             "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting},
              {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathsome}, {repellent},
              {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked},
              {yucky}]