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loath (lōt̸h, lōt̸h)

adjective

unwilling; reluctant: usually followed by an infinitive to be loath to depart

Etymology: ME loth < OE lath, hostile, hateful, akin to Ger leid, sorrow (orig. adj.) < IE base *leit-, to detest, abhor > Gr aleitēs, sinner

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loath Idioms

nothing loath

not reluctant(ly); willing(ly)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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