loathly adj 1: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]
Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o][th]"l[y^]), a. [AS. l[=a][eth]lic.] Loathsome. [Obs.] " Loathly mouth." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o]th"l[y^]), adv. 1. Unwillingly; reluctantly. [1913 Webster] This shows that you from nature loathly stray. --Donne. [1913 Webster] 2. (l[=o][th]"l[y^]) So as to cause loathing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]