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loathly
1[ lohth-lee, lohth- ]
adverb
- reluctantly; unwillingly.
loathly
2[ lohth-lee, lohth- ]
adjective
- loathsome; hideous; repulsive.
loathly
2/ ˈləʊθlɪ /
adverb
- with reluctance; unwillingly
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Word History and Origins
Origin of loathly1
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Example Sentences
He now looked upon him with a kind of horror, as upon some loathly and hardly human monster.
I followed Pickering rather loathly to where the companions of his travels were pacing to and fro in the crisp morning air.
Arthur listened and heard the far-off thunder of the loathly worm.
These insects were of an immense size, and of a loathly aspect.
I don't mean only from here,—I mean away from England, to loathly India.
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