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loaths

loaths is the third-person singular simple present indicative of loath.

Meaning of loath

Adjective

loath (comparative loather, superlative loathest)

  1. Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
    • I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.
  2. (obsolete) Angry, hostile.
  3. (obsolete) Loathsome, unpleasant.

Questions about loaths

What is loaths the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loaths is the third-person singular simple present indicative of loath.

Words near loaths in the dictionary

  1. loathlier
  2. loathliest
  3. loathliness
  4. loathly
  5. loathness
  6. loaths
  7. loathsome
  8. loathsomely
  9. loathsomeness
  10. loathsomenesses
  11. loathy

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