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loathliest

loathliest is the superlative form of loathly.

Meaning of loathly

Adjective

loathly (comparative loathlier, superlative loathliest)

  1. Loathsome; hideous.
    • 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.1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Volume 1

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Questions about loathliest

What is loathliest the superlative form of?
Loathliest is the superlative form of loathly.

Words near loathliest in the dictionary

  1. loathiest
  2. loathing
  3. loathingly
  4. loathings
  5. loathlier
  6. loathliest
  7. loathliness
  8. loathly
  9. loathness
  10. loaths
  11. loathsome

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