Loath Definition

lōth, lōth
adjective
loathest
Unwilling; reluctant.
To be loath to depart.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Loath

Adjective

Base Form:
loath
Superlative:
loathest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Loath

  • nothing loath

Origin of Loath

  • From loth, from Middle English loth (“disinclined"; "loathsome"), from Old English lāþ (“loathsome", "evil")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English loth displeasing, loath from Old English lāth hateful, loathsome

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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