loath Definition

loath
loth
adj

1. Unwilling; reluctant.

Example: were loath to admit it
Thesaurus: averse, indisposed, remiss, disinclined, unwilling, resistant, reluctant; Antonym: eager, willing.

Idiom: nothing loath

Willing or willingly.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon lath hated.

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These words are often confused with each other.