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loathy

loathy adjective: loathsome.

Adjective

loathy (comparative loathier, superlative loathiest)

  1. (archaic) Loathsome.

Forms of loathy

comparativeloathier
superlativeloathiest

Origin of loathy

From loath + -y. Cognate with German leidig (“tiresome, unpleasant”).

Questions about loathy

What does loathy mean?
Loathy means loathsome.
What part of speech is loathy?
Loathy is an adjective.

Words near loathy in the dictionary

  1. loaths
  2. loathsome
  3. loathsomely
  4. loathsomeness
  5. loathsomenesses
  6. loathy
  7. Loatuko
  8. loave
  9. loaved
  10. loaver
  11. loaves

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