All 3 Uses
loathe
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Ella Enchanted
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- It made me want to say something nice about the loathsome Hattie and Olive.†
p. 31.4 *loathsome = disgusting or very bad
- I couldn't help adding, "But I shall loathe it" His grin was back.†
p. 36.1loathe = hate
- You are free to loathe or to love, so long as you go.†
p. 36.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(loathe) hate, detest, or intensely dislikeWord Confusion: Do not confuse loathe with loath which sounds very similar or the same. Loathe is a verb while loath is an adjective describing "reluctance or unwillingness to do something." Note that loathing and loathsome are forms of the verb loathe even though both word forms lack the "e". Occasionally, you will see loath spelled as loathe even in a published book, but it is rare enough that it is generally considered an error rather than a non-standard spelling.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)