loth
[lohth, loh
th
]
/loʊθ, loʊð/
adjective
1.
loath
.
Examples from the web for
loth
Then she spake no more as at that time, for she was
loth
to displease him.
They dropped in one by one, seeming
loth
to step up to the task.
The trouble now is that bankers are
loth
to lend at all.
Gulf governments say they are aware of the problem but are
loth
to interfere in the private sector.
But they were
loth
at first to let reporters see for themselves.
Governments are
loth
to insist that fuel prices be increased and bureaucracies slimmed even at the best of times.
Yet, with their two ministers who are
loth
to resign, they have voted to go on supporting the government.
The government is
loth
to admit how many people are dying while it remains slow to provide drugs to keep the infected alive.
People are
loth
to admit that they bought a house that was over-valued.
Decision-makers, whether in business or politics, were
loth
to hand over their power to a computer.
British Dictionary definitions for
loth
loath
/
ləʊθ
/
adjective
1.
(
usually foll by to
) reluctant or unwilling
2.
nothing loath,
willing
Derived Forms
loathness,
lothness,
noun
Word Origin
Old English
lāth
(in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse
leithr
loth
/
ləʊθ
/
adjective
1.
a variant spelling of
loath
Derived Forms
lothness,
noun
Word Origin and History for
loth
adj.
alternative spelling of
loath
.