Both Uses of
loath
in
Twelfth Night
- Most radiant, exquisite, and unmatchable beauty,—I pray you, tell me if this be the lady of the house, for I never saw her: I would be loath to cast away my speech; for, besides that it is excellently well penned, I have taken great pains to con it.†
Scene 1.5 *loath = reluctant or unwilling to do something
- Troth, sir, I can yield you none without words; and words are grown so false I am loath to prove reason with them.†
Scene 3.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(loath) reluctant or unwilling to do somethingWord Confusion: Do not confuse loath with loathe which sounds very similar or the same. Loath is typically used as an adjective while loathe is a verb that means "to dislike greatly".
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)