Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Loathly /(lōt͟h"ly̆)/ · Loath·ly · IPA a. adv. 01 a. Loathsome. 1. Loathsome.[Obs.] 02 adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly. 1. Unwillingly; reluctantly. “This shows that you from nature loathly stray.” — Donne. 2. So as to cause loathing.[Obs.] “With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight.” — Fairfax.