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loth

  [lohth, lohth]
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–adjective
loath.
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loath

  [lohth, lohth]
–adjective
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.
Also, loth.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME loth, lath, OE lāth hostile, hateful; c. D leed, G leid sorry, ON leithr hateful

Related forms:
loathness, noun

Synonyms:
See reluctant.

Antonyms:
eager.
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loath also loth   (lōth, lōth)   
adj.  Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined: I am loath to go on such short notice.

[Middle English loth, displeasing, loath, from Old English lāth, hateful, loathsome.]
loth   (lōth, lōth)   
adj.  Variant of loath.
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