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LOTH
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'to') strongly opposed
Example:
clearly indisposed to grant their request
Synonyms:
antipathetic; antipathetical; averse; indisposed; loath; loth
Classified under:
Similar:
disinclined (unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
Example:
loath to admit a mistake
Synonyms:
loath; loth; reluctant
Classified under:
Similar:
unwilling (not disposed or inclined toward)
Context examples:
“Is there no end then to the wickedness of humankind? He so humble, so aged, so loth to take our money—and yet a villain and a cheat. Whom can we trust or believe in?”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
So moved was the young clerk by these mute appeals, that he came forth from the trees and crossed the meadow, uncertain what to do, and yet loth to hold back from one who might need his aid.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“My sweet bird,” said Sir Nigel, “I am right loth to part from you, but we are now at the fringe of the forest, and it is not right that I should take the chatelaine too far from her trust.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
