Laidly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    ugly; loathsome Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal

Synonyms

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disgustfuldisgustingdistastefuldistastefulfoulloathsome

Etymology

From Middle English laithlie (“ugly”), equivalent to loath+-ly.

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