[ ləʊθ ]
(also loth )
■ adjective reluctant; unwilling: I was ~ to leave.
Origin
OE lāth 'hostile', of Gmc origin.
Usage
Do not confuse ~ and ~e . Loath is an adjective meaning ‘reluctant or unwilling’, as in I was ~ to leave , whereas ~e is a verb meaning ‘feel hatred or disgust for’, as in she ~ed him on sight .