Loathed
[ləʊðd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Loathe
Edited by Anselm
Examples
- I still loathed my bed in the school dormitory more than words can express: I clung to whatever could distract thought. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And she loathed it, the sordid, too-familiar place! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She loathed its atmosphere of petty vice and petty jealousy and petty art. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She loathed the man with whiskers round his face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Martin, having known the taste of excitement, wanted a second draught; having felt the dignity of power, he loathed to relinquish it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sincerely as I loathed the man, the prodigious strength of his character, even in its most trivial aspects, impressed me in spite of myself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I wished to do right, yet loathed to grieve or injure him. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There was Gudrun, watching with steady, large, hostile eyes; the game fascinated her, and she loathed it. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And she loathed herself for the thought. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But she loathed the death itself. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Edited by Anselm