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loathly

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As an adjective, loathly means loathsome. As an adverb, it means in a loathsome manner.

Meanings of loathly

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Loathsome; hideous.

  2. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

    “a disgusting smell”

    “distasteful language”

    “a loathsome disease”

    Similar: disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathsome, repellent

adverb

  1. In a loathsome manner; disgustingly.

  2. Unwillingly; reluctantly.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
disgustingdisgustfuldistastefulfoulloathsomerepellentrepellantrepelling

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