lothly

English

Alternative forms

• loathly (Etymology 2)

Etymology

From Middle English *lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċe (“hatefully”); equivalent to loth +‎ -ly.

Adverb

lothly (comparative more lothly, superlative most lothly)

1. In a loth manner.
   • Thomas Hardy

     Even the rank poplars bear / Lothly a rival's air.