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Loth definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOTH, a. [In America, the primitive pronunciation of lath, that is, lawth, is retained in the adjective, which is written loth. The verb would be better written lothe, in analogy with cloth, clothe. See Loth.]
Disliking; unwilling; reluctant. He was loth to leave the company. [See Loth.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn: loath, loth, reluctant]
2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth]

Merriam Webster's

variant of loath

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of LOATH.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loth Loth, a., Lothly Loth"ly, a. & adv., Lothsome Loth"some, a., See Loath, Loathly, etc.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see loath

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Unwilling, disliking, disinclined, reluctant.