loth

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom“a reluctant smile”“loath to admit a mistake”Synonyms: loathreluctant
  2. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed“antipathetic to new ideas”“averse to taking risks”“loath to go on such short notice”“clearly indisposed to grant their request”Synonyms: antipatheticantipatheticalaverse(p)indisposed(p)loath(p)loth(p)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Loth \Loth\, a., Lothly \Loth"ly\, a. & adv., Lothsome \Loth"some\, a., See Loath, Loathly, etc. [1913 Webster]

loth \loth\ adj. strongly opposed. [WordNet sense 2][predicate]

Syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(predicate), averse to(predicate), indisposed(predicate), loath(predicate), opposed. [WordNet 1.5]

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