Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
loath . - noun A German unit of weight, varying in different localities from 225 to 270 grains troy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See
loath ,loathly , etc. - adjective predicate, predicate strongly opposed.
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- adjective UK, rare Alternative form of
loath .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
- adjective (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
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Examples
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This (loth, which is manufaciured by the natives, is dyed blue while in the yarn; and as it is of various lliadc;, its look, when it comes to be worn, is very beautiful.
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The downside is that his contract at Franklin's Gardens runs until the end of next season and he will be loth to jump ship in mid-campaign along with his trusted assistants Dorian West and Paul Grayson.
England must get this decision right before 2003 is a faded memory | Robert Kitson 2011
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But the reality for Arsenal is that, with Tottenham having set the benchmark, Valencia would be loth to accept less than ¤25m and they are in a position to demand more.
Arsenal's pursuit of Valencia's Juan Mata overruns buyout clause 2011
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Although Villa are loth to lose either player and have proved to be tough negotiators under Randy Lerner, as Liverpool and Manchester City can testify over their moves for Gareth Barry and James Milner respectively, Young's contractual situation has left them little room for manoeuvre once a tempting bid arrives.
Liverpool edge ahead of Manchester United in £15m race for Ashley Young 2011
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I'm loth to do this, and I'm sure she'd want nothing to do with me or my daughter.
Problem solved 2011
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Drogba, at 33, is a slightly different case but the club would be loth to see him move to a rival Premier League club under freedom of contract next summer and go on to prove his worth yet again in the top flight.
Chelsea's André Villas-Boas will select duo even if they are leaving 2011
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Seracini's suspicion is that Vasari was loth to destroy Da Vinci's work, and preferred to brick it up behind a new wall and add his fresco on this.
Lost Leonardo Da Vinci battle scene sparks row between art historians 2011
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I'm loth to reclaim stereotypes – which, after all, are just fictions applied to people on the thinnest of pretexts by others.
Calling us angry? Michelle Obama and the 'angry black woman' label | The panel 2012
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By contrast, Boris is loth to submit to interrogation by the BBC's political editor in London Tim Donovan, because Donovan does know the details and hence the experience would be uncomfortable.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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Much to Saxon's gratification, the crowd was loth to see them depart.
CHAPTER X 2010
minerva commented on the word loth
Variant of loath.
December 15, 2007
ravages commented on the word loth
is it fair to say many instances of loth, or loths, turn one a sloth?
December 15, 2007