loathful [lohth -fuh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- Scot. bashful; reluctant.
- hateful; loathsome.
Origin of loathful First recorded in 1400–50, loathful is from the late Middle English word lothfull. See loath, -ful Related formsun·loath·ful, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for loathful Historical Examples of loathful
The son his granddam found to him most loathful; heads she had nine hundred.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson
Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson