Loathsomely

Loathsomely
Loathsome Loath"some, a. Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a loathsome disease. [1913 Webster]

The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. --Macaulay. -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • loathsomely — adverb Etymology: Middle English lothsumly, from lothsum + ly : in a loathsome manner loathsomely ugly …   Useful english dictionary

  • loathsomely — adverb see loathsome …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • loathsomely — adv. repulsively, distastefully …   English contemporary dictionary

  • loathsomely — loath·some·ly …   English syllables

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