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• loath — (also loth) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reluctant; unwilling: I was loath to leave. ORIGIN Old English, «hostile» …   English terms dictionary

• loath — [ləʊθ] (also loth) adjective reluctant; unwilling: I was loath to leave. Origin OE lāth hostile , of Gmc origin. Usage Do not confuse loath and loathe. Loath is an adjective meaning ‘reluctant or unwilling’, as in I was loath to leave, whereas… …   English new terms dictionary

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• re|luc´tant|ly — re|luc|tant «rih LUHK tuhnt», adjective. 1. showing unwillingness; unwilling: »The teacher led the reluctant boy to the principal. He put the flimsy paper down with a slow, reluctant movement (H. G. Wells). 2. slow to act because unwilling: »I am …   Useful english dictionary

• re|luc|tant — «rih LUHK tuhnt», adjective. 1. showing unwillingness; unwilling: »The teacher led the reluctant boy to the principal. He put the flimsy paper down with a slow, reluctant movement (H. G. Wells). 2. slow to act because unwilling: »I am reluctant… …   Useful english dictionary