Both Uses
loath
in
Flora & Ulysses
(Edited)
- I must tell you that they were dreams so vivid and beautiful that I am loath to wake to reality.
p. 143.6 *loath = reluctant
- "Great-Aunt Tootie," said William Spiver, "I am loath, as always, to point out the obvious, but I will do it here and now for the sake of clarity."
p. 204.9
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)