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Word: Loath
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English lāth ‘hostile, spiteful’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leed, German Leid ‘sorrow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ləʊθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
reluctant; unwilling
Short Definition:reluctant
Examples:- I was loath to leave
Variant Forms:
- loth
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