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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o][th]"l[y^]), adjective [AS. l[=a][eth]lic.] Loathsome. [Obs.] '' Loathly mouth.'' --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o]th"l[y^]), adverb
1. Unwillingly; reluctantly.
This shows that you from nature loathly stray. --Donne.
2. (l[=o][th]"l[y^]) So as to cause loathing. [Obs.]
With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight. --Fairfax.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
loathly
adjective: 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" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]
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