loathly
1reluctantly; unwillingly.
Origin of loathly
1Words Nearby loathly
Other definitions for loathly (2 of 2)
loathsome; hideous; repulsive.
Origin of loathly
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How to use loathly in a sentence
He now looked upon him with a kind of horror, as upon some loathly and hardly human monster.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordI followed Pickering rather loathly to where the companions of his travels were pacing to and fro in the crisp morning air.
The House of a Thousand Candles | Meredith NicholsonArthur listened and heard the far-off thunder of the loathly worm.
Kisington Town | Abbie Farwell BrownThese insects were of an immense size, and of a loathly aspect.
The Bible in Spain | George BorrowI don't mean only from here,—I mean away from England, to loathly India.
Emily Fox-Seton | Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for loathly (1 of 2)
/ (ˈləʊθlɪ) /
with reluctance; unwillingly
British Dictionary definitions for loathly (2 of 2)
/ (ˈləʊðlɪ) /
an archaic word for loathsome
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