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loath

loath [ lōth, lō ] or loth [ lōth, lō ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
reluctant: unwilling or reluctant to do something

[ Old English lāþ "loathsome" < Germanic]

Spelling Note

loath, loth, or loathe? Do not confuse the spelling of loath (or its variant loth) and loathe. Loath (or loth) is an adjective meaning "unwilling or reluctant" and is usually followed by to, as in I was loath [or loth] to admit it. It is also occasionally encountered in the fixed phrase nothing loath (or nothing loth). Loathe is a verb meaning "dislike intensely": I loathe this kind of music.


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