laidly

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

laidly (comparative more laidly, superlative most laidly)

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

References edit

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

Anagrams edit

Dailly

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