Etymology

loathly

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Today it means: Loathsome; hideous. Full definition →

Middle English lothli ← Old English lāþlīċ
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loathly · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromlāþlīċ“loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlothli
  3. English todayloathly

From Middle English lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċ (“loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant”); equivalent to loath + -ly.

loathly · adverb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromlāþlīċe“hatefully”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*lothli
  3. English todayloathly

From Middle English *lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċe (“hatefully”), from lāþlīċ + -e (adverbial suffix); equivalent to loath + -ly.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishlothli all →

lothly

Old Englishlāþlīċe all →

lothly

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