loath vs loathe :

loath or loathe

“Loath” is a rather formal adjective meaning reluctant and rhymes with “both,” whereas “loathe” is a common verb meaning to dislike intensely, and rhymes with “clothe.” Kenji is loath to go to the conference at Kilauea because he loathes volcanos.

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Definitions
  loath
  • s  unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
    loath to admit a mistake
  • s  (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
    loath to go on such short notice
  loathe
  • v  find repugnant
    I loathe that man
News & Articles
  loath
  • Will Obama reconsider arming Syrian rebels? This week could be key.
    President Obama has long been loath to arm Syrian rebels, worried that the weapons could fall into extremists' hands. But with the rebels faltering, he could reconsider.
    June 11, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
  • Short stories on summer reading list
    Short stories are like Brussels sprouts, says Mark LaFramboise, head buyer for Washington's Politics and Prose bookstore: After you've disliked one, you're loath to try another. Yet "at the moment, we're rich with a lot of really talented short-story writers, so it's a good reason to explore the realm.
    June 11, 2013 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
  • Will Obama reconsider arming Syrian rebels? This week could be key.
    President Obama has long been loath to arm Syrian rebels, worried that the weapons could fall into extremists' hands. But with the rebels faltering, he could reconsider.
    June 11, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
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