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loathingly

loathingly adverb: with loathing.

Adverb

loathingly (comparative more loathingly, superlative most loathingly)

  1. With loathing.
    • He attempted to embrace her, but she withdrew herself loathingly from his arms.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 417

Forms of loathingly

comparativemore loathingly
superlativemost loathingly

Origin of loathingly

From loathing + -ly.

Questions about loathingly

What does loathingly mean?
Loathingly means with loathing.
What part of speech is loathingly?
Loathingly is an adverb.

Words near loathingly in the dictionary

  1. loathful
  2. loathfully
  3. loathfulness
  4. loathiest
  5. loathing
  6. loathingly
  7. loathings
  8. loathlier
  9. loathliest
  10. loathliness
  11. loathly

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