loath
21loath — loathness, n. /lohth, lohdh/, adj. unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake. Also, loth. [bef. 900; ME loth, lath, OE lath hostile, hateful; c. D leed, G leid sorry, ON leithr hateful] Syn. See reluctant. Ant …
22loath — See loath, loathe …
23loath — adjective they were loath to take risks Syn: reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, ill disposed; averse, opposed, resistant Ant: willing …
24loath — /loʊθ / (say lohth) adjective 1. reluctant, averse, or unwilling. –phrase 2. nothing loath, very willingly. Also, loth. {Middle English lothe, Old English lāþ hostile, hateful} …
25loath´some|ness — loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …
26loath´some|ly — loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …
27loath|some — «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …
28loath, loathe — Loath is an adjective meaning reluctant, unwilling, averse, disinclined : I am always loath to admit my mistakes. Loathe is a verb meaning to detest, to abhor, to abominate, to feel disgust for : Most people loathe the rude jangling of an alarm… …
29loath´ing|ly — loath|ing «LOH thihng», noun, adjective. –n. a very great hatred; strong dislike and disgust; intense aversion: »They looked upon the Creature with a loathing undisguised; It wasn t Disinfected and it wasn t Sterilized (Arthur Guiterman).… …
30loath|ing — «LOH thihng», noun, adjective. –n. a very great hatred; strong dislike and disgust; intense aversion: »They looked upon the Creature with a loathing undisguised; It wasn t Disinfected and it wasn t Sterilized (Arthur Guiterman). SYNONYM(S):… …