adj.
Variant: also loth
Pronunciation: ' l ō th, ' l ō th
or loathe \ ' l ō th , ' l ō th \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English loth loathsome, from Old English l ā th; akin to Old High German leid loathsome, Old Irish lius loathing
Date: 12th century
: unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : RELUCTANT
synonyms see DISINCLINED
– loath · ness noun