Loathly
[lohth-lee, lohth -] /ˈloʊθ li, ˈloʊð-/
adverb
1.
reluctantly; unwillingly.
[lohth -lee, lohth-] /ˈloʊð li, ˈloʊθ-/
adjective, Archaic.
1.
loathsome; hideous; repulsive.
/ˈləʊθlɪ/
adverb
1.
with reluctance; unwillingly
/ˈləʊðlɪ/
adjective
1.
an archaic word for loathsome
adj.
Old English laðlic “hateful, horrible, unpleasant;” see loath + -ly (2). As an adverb, Old English laðlice.
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