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Disgustingly vs Loathly - What's the difference?

disgustingly | loathly |

As adverbs the difference between disgustingly and loathly

is that disgustingly is in a disgusting manner while loathly is in a loathsome manner; disgustingly.

As an adjective loathly is

loathsome; hideous.

disgustingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a disgusting manner.

    • loathly

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l), (l) (dialectal)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lothli, loothly, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • loathsome; hideous
  • *{{quote-book, year=1596, author=Edmund Spenser, title=The Faerie Queene Volume 1, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Her loathly visage viewing with disdaine, Eftsoones I thought her such, as she me told, And would haue kild her; but with faigned paine, The false witch did my wrathfull hand with-hold; So left her, where she now is turnd to treen mould. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1885, author=Alfred, Lord Tennyson, title=Idylls of the King, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=And Merlin answered, 'Overquick art thou To catch a loathly plume fallen from the wing Of that foul bird of rapine whose whole prey Is man's good name: he never wronged his bride. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=T.S. Stribling, title=Birthright, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=This unremitting insistence on his color, this continual shunting him into obscure and filthy ways, gradually gave Peter a loathly sensation. }}

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Adverb

    (er)
  • In a loathsome manner; disgustingly.
  • Unwillingly; reluctantly.

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