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loath
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- He's quoted as saying, "We can do without the Japanese," but he's not loath to take our boats.†
Chpt 14 *loath = reluctant or unwilling to do something
- Grandma was loath to walk past, but with the two children, she could do no more and kept going.†
Chpt 37
Definitions:
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(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)