Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
loathly is an adjective meaning "highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust". It carries one recorded sense.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
“a disgusting smell”
“distasteful language”
“a loathsome disease”
“the idea of eating meat is repellent to me”
“revolting food”
“a wicked stench”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for loathly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.