If you are loath to do something, you really don't want to do it. If you are reluctant to go swimming, people will say you are loath to swim, but if they are really mean they may throw you in anyway.
Hateful; odious; disliked.
Adjective S.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"
a.
Hateful; odious; disliked.
a.
Filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling;
reluctant; as, loath to part.
Loath
Full loth were him to curse for his tithes..
Why, then, though loath, yet must I be content.
Hateful; odious; disliked.
Usage Examples
It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.
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