Lothly
/ˈloʊθli/noun
In an unpleasant, hateful, or reluctant manner; archaically, loathsomely.
Did you know?Lothly belongs to the same ancient Germanic word family as “loath,” whose original sense involved hostility, hatred, or something regarded as hateful.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*laiþaz
“Hateful, hostile, or offensive; the reconstructed ancestor of the word family.”
Old English
Old English
lāð
“Hateful, hostile, difficult, or morally offensive.”
Middle English
Middle English
loth
“Unwilling, reluctant, or hateful; later also spelled loath.”
Middle English
Middle English
lothly
“In a hateful, unpleasant, or loathsome manner.”
Modern English
English
lothly
“An archaic or dialectal adverb meaning unpleasantly, hatefully, or reluctantly.”