laidly

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

laidly (comparative more laidly, superlative most laidly)

1. (UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) ugly; loathsome

References

• “laidly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Dailly