loth

UK: /ˈləʊθ/ US: (lōth, lōᵺ)

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loth  (lōth, lōᵺ), adj. 

1. loath.

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loth / ləʊθ/ adjective

1. a variant spelling of loath

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loath /loʊθ, loʊð/   adj. [be + ~ + to + verb]

1. unwilling;
   reluctant:
   is loath to admit a mistake.

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loath  (lōth, lōᵺ), adj. 

1. unwilling;
   reluctant;
   disinclined;
   averse:
   to be loath to admit a mistake.

Also, loth. 

• bef. 900; Middle English loth, lath, Old English lāth hostile, hateful; cognate with Dutch leed, German leid sorry, Old Norse leithr hateful

loath′ness, n. 
Synonyms

See reluctant. 

Antonyms

eager.

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loath, loth / ləʊθ/ adjective

1. (usually followed by to) reluctant or unwilling
2. nothing loath ⇒ willing

Etymology: Old English lāth (in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse leithr