to be (very) loath
1loath — [ louθ ] adjective FORMAL very unwilling to do something: RELUCTANT: loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of their involvement …
2loath´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.… …
3loath´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.… …
4loath|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.… …
5loath´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).… …
6loath|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):… …
7loath´er — loathe «lohth», transitive verb, loathed, loath|ing. to hate very much; feel strong dislike and disgust for; abhor: »We loathe rotten food or a nasty smell. I loathe cockroaches. He knew the model boy very well though and loathed him (Mark Twain) …
8loath — UK [ləʊθ] / US [loʊθ] adjective formal very unwilling to do something loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of their involvement …
9loath — /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} …
10loath — [ləʊθ] adj formal very unwilling to do something Syn: reluctant …
