Both Uses of
loath
in
Lonesome Dove
- Gus didn't shoot unless he had to, but he was not loath to whack a man.†
Chpt 17-18 *loath = reluctant or unwilling to do something
- The girl had a low husky voice, lower than a boy's, and once over her first moment of shyness wasn't loath to talk.†
Chpt 42-43
Definition:
reluctant or unwilling to do something
Word 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".