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loath

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Main Entry:
loath 
          Listen to the pronunciation of loath 
          Listen to the pronunciation of loath
Variant(s):
also loth \ˈlōth, ˈth\ or loathe 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of loathe \ˈth, ˈlōth\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English loth loathsome, from Old English lāth; akin to Old High German leid loathsome, Old Irish lius loathing
Date:
12th century
: unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
synonyms see disinclined
loath·ness noun


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