Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Loathsome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Loathsome; disgusting.
- In a loathsome manner; disgustingly.
- Unwillingly; reluctantly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Loathsome.
- adverb Unwillingly; reluctantly.
- adverb obsolete So as to cause loathing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
loathsome ;hideous - adverb In a
loathsome manner;disgustingly . - adverb
Unwillingly ;reluctantly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Also the yellowessness of these ear thingys will likely change to blackesness later on making them a loathly addition to your goth-emo persona.
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The one story I do like is the “loathly lady” where one of the knights is pressured into marrying an old hag.
Kingmaking and author Q&A Tripp 2009
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Half of it is Orpheus+Selkies+Thomas the Rhymer+Gawain and the loathly lady.
NaNoWriMo 2009 2009
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They add that, although it is loathly and horrible to look upon, being in the form of a skeleton, I yet give it especial honour and call it in the Greek tongue, basileus, my king.
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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It is then as mysterious an art as it is loathly and horrible; it needs as
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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The grim and loathly aspect with which the falconer had regarded Oliver
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No! when a husband she loathes is mated with a woman, even life is loathly to her.
Helen 2008
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Now, since thou hast dared this loathly crime, come, look thy father in the face.
Hippolytus 2008
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They add that, although it is loathly and horrible to look upon, being in the form of a skeleton, I yet give it especial honour and call it in the Greek tongue, basileus, my king.
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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It is then as mysterious an art as it is loathly and horrible; it needs as
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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