Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loathy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: loath

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

loathier (comparative) loathiest (superlative)

Questions

What does loathy mean?: Loathsome.
Where does loathy come from?: From loath + -y. Cognate with German leidig (“tiresome, unpleasant”).

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