loathly

== English == === Alternative forms === lothly laithly, laidly (dialectal) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċ (“loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant”); equivalent to loath +‎ -ly. ==== Adjective ==== loathly (comparative loathlier, superlative loathliest) Loathsome; hideous. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English *lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċe (“hatefully”), from lāþlīċ +‎ -e (adverbial suffix); equivalent to loath +‎ -ly. ==== Adverb ==== loathly (comparative loathlier, superlative loathliest) In a loathsome manner; disgustingly. Unwillingly; reluctantly. === Anagrams === tally ho, tally-ho, tallyho