loathly
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈloʊθli/
- Archaic
- Many found the loathly behavior of the bully intolerable and decided to report him.
Examples
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She couldn't bear to look at the loathly creature that emerged from the swamp.
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But one might acknowledge that truth, so we were taught, without rushing to embrace its loathly absolute, the pernicious doctrine that only selfhood matters and that works of literature, like all other externals, are grist to the egoistic mill.
Academic text (2002) -
The loathly smell from the garbage made it impossible to stay in the room.
Synonyms
538
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
54
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
54
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
34
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
31
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
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7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
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6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
21
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
20
9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
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7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
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8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
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6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
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6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
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6.4
Causing strong dislike or disgust
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6.9
Making people feel strong dislike or disgust
1
6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Loathly comes from old English and shares the same root as loathe ('to hate') and loathsome. So loathly means 'hateful' or 'disgusting' and is used for things that cause strong dislike.