adj
loath
lohth
adj
1
Reluctant or unwilling to do something.
"She was loath to admit she had made a mistake."
"He seemed loath to leave the party early."
How to Use Loath
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUnwilling or reluctant — always used with "to" plus a verb, as in "loath to leave".
Common mistake
Don't confuse "loath" (adjective, meaning reluctant) with "loathe" (verb, meaning to hate).
Easily confused with
Common pairings
loath to admit
loath to leave
nothing loath
Word Forms
loather comparative, loathest superlative
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Etymology
From Old English lāð ("hateful, hostile"), an ancestor shared with "loathe" and "loathsome".