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Definition
reluctant or unwilling to do something
- He was loth to speak and his tale was unclear, but it is beyond all doubt that he went to Mordor, and there all that he knew was forced from him.2.2 — Book 2 Chapter 2 — The Council of Elrond (48% in)
- Loth was my father to give me leave, and long have I wandered by roads forgotten, seeking the house of Elrond, of which many had heard, but few knew where it lay.2.2 — Book 2 Chapter 2 — The Council of Elrond (24% in)
There are no more uses of "loath" in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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