What does Loathly mean?
Definitions for Loathly
ˈloʊθ li, ˈloʊð-loath·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yuckyadjective
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"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Loathlyadjective
Hateful; abhorred; exciting hatred.
Etymology: from loath.
An huge great dragon, horrible in sight,
Bred in the loathly lakes of Tartary,
With murd’rous ravin. Fairy Queen, b. i.The people fear me; for they do observe
Unfather’d heirs, and loathly births of nature. William Shakespeare.Sour-ey’d disdain, and discord shall bestow
The union of your bed with weeds so loathly,
That you shall hate it. William Shakespeare, Tempest.Loathlyadverb
Unwillingly; without liking or inclination.
Etymology: from loath.
The upper streams make such haste to have their part of embracing, that the nether, though lothly, must needs give place unto them. Philip Sidney.
Lothly opposite I stood
To his unnat’ral purpose. William Shakespeare, King Lear.This shews that you from nature lothly stray,
That suffer not an artificial day. John Donne.
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loathly
Loathly is an adjective that describes something or someone as extremely disgusting, unpleasant, repellent, or offensive. It's used to express strong dislike or aversion.
Webster Dictionary
Loathlyadjective
loathsome
Loathlyadverb
unwillingly; reluctantly
Loathlyadverb
(/) So as to cause loathing
Etymology: [AS. llic.]
Anagrams for Loathly »
tallyho
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Loathly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Loathly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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