Loth
[ləʊθ]
Definition
(a.) Alt. of Lothsome
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Reluctant, unwilling
ANT:Ready, willing, lief
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Definition
adj. Same as Loathful Loathly.
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Examples
- Of Dora's being ready, and of Miss Lavinia's hovering about her, loth to lose the pretty toy that has given her so much pleasant occupation. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I were loth to let her go; but somehow we must live; and th' Union can't afford us much. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Venn was loth to depart, for all on earth that interested him lay under this roof. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But Harriet was in a tremor, and could not touch it; and Emma, never loth to be first, was obliged to examine it herself. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Every day she seems to get fonder and fonder of her uncle, and more loth to part from all of us. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She offered the money to the Sergeant, looking mighty loth to part with it all the while. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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