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loathly

[lohth-lee, lohth-]

adverb

reluctantly; unwillingly.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English lothliche, Old English lāthlīce. See loath, -ly (adv. suffix)

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adjective Archaic.

loathsome; hideous; repulsive.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English lothlic(e), Old English lāthlīc. See loath, -ly (adj. suffix)

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loathly¹ (ˈləʊθlɪ)

—*adv*
	with reluctance; unwillingly

loathly² (ˈləʊðlɪ)

—*adj*
	an archaic word for loathsome

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