loathly

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċ (“loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant”); equivalent to loath + -ly.

I don't envy her the conversation of The Dancing Master--loathly man. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
"What have you paid the loathly lady for her secret, uncle?" he asked. — Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt
The Mother read the letter from the loathly beginning to the infamous end. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan

disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky

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