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Definition of Loathly
1. Adjective. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. "A wicked stench"
Similar to: Offensive
Derivative terms: Disgustingness, Distastefulness, Loathsomeness, Repel, Repel, Repel, Repel, Skank, Wickedness
Definition of Loathly
1. a. Loathsome.
2. adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly.
Definition of Loathly
1. Adjective. loathsome; hideous ¹
2. Adverb. In a loathsome manner; disgustingly. ¹
3. Adverb. Unwillingly; reluctantly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Loathly
1. repulsive [adj] - See also: repulsive
Medical Definition of Loathly
1. 1. Unwillingly; reluctantly. "This shows that you from nature loathly stray." (Donne) 2. So as to cause loathing. "With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight." (Fairfax) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loathly
Literary usage of Loathly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Paddington to Penzance: The Record of a Summer Tramp from London to the by Charles George Harper (1893)
"Visitors there were a few on the beach —quiet folk mostly, and provincial of
aspect, save indeed a loathly Cockney worm who had by some mischance missed his ..."
2. Three Centuries of English Poetry: Being Selections from Chaucer to Herrick by Rosaline Orme Masson (1877)
"DREAM OF THE loathly LANDSCAPE. Yet, at the last, I n'otx how lang a space, A
little heat appeared in my face, ..."
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