loath
11loath — *disinclined, indisposed, averse, hesitant, reluctant Analogous words: *adverse, averse: *antipathetic, unsympathetic, averse Antonyms: anxious Contrasted words: *eager, keen, avid: desiring or desirous, wishing, wanting (see corresponding verbs… …
12loath — [adj] against, averse afraid, counter, disinclined, hesitant, indisposed, opposed, reluctant, remiss, resisting, uneager, unwilling; concepts 29,542 Ant. approving, for, unopposed, willing …
13loath — adj. (pompous or lit.) (cannot stand alone) loath to + inf. (we are loath to summon the authorities) * * * [ləʊθ] (pompous or lit.) (cannot stand alone) loath to + inf. (we are loath to summon the authorities) …
14loath — [ləʊθ] (also loth) adjective reluctant; unwilling: I was loath to leave. Origin OE lāth hostile , of Gmc origin. Usage Do not confuse loath and loathe. Loath is an adjective meaning ‘reluctant or unwilling’, as in I was loath to leave, whereas… …
15loath´er — loathe «lohth», transitive verb, loathed, loath|ing. to hate very much; feel strong dislike and disgust for; abhor: »We loathe rotten food or a nasty smell. I loathe cockroaches. He knew the model boy very well though and loathed him (Mark Twain) …
16loath — [[t]lo͟ʊθ[/t]] also loth ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to inf If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it. She is loath to give up her hard earned liberty... The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax. Syn: reluctant …
17loath — adjective be loath to do sth formal to be unwilling to do something: Sarah was loath to tell her mother all that had happened …
18loath — UK [ləʊθ] / US [loʊθ] adjective formal very unwilling to do something loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of their involvement …
19loath — or loth [[t]loʊθ, loʊð[/t]] adj. unwilling; reluctant: to be loath to admit a mistake[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME loth, lath, OE lāth hostile, hateful, c. OS lēth, OHG leid, ON leithr loath′ness, n. syn: See reluctant …
20loath — predic.adj. (also loth) (usu. foll. by to + infin.) disinclined, reluctant, unwilling (was loath to admit it). Phrases and idioms: nothing loath adj. quite willing. Etymology: OE lath f. Gmc …
