Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: loth
IPA transcription: [l'ɑθ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: loath, loth, reluctant
    Meaning: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
Usage examples
  • William was loth to give up his treasure.
  • Nothing loth, Ginger selected an ornate pyramid of icing.
  • And William had not been really loth to retire at once to bed.
  • Nothing loth, the "critter" came to a stand; Zeb, at the same time, flinging himself out of the saddle.
  • No, no; it's not my own work; but it's fine work of Maso of Brescia; I should be loth for it to cover the heart of a scoundrel.
  • Out of feast-time they are out of town, and during the festival they are loth to leave, or are so full of chicha they do not know what they want.
  • "My lord," he said at last, "I do know the road for which you ask, but your kindness and the friendship I have conceived for you make me loth to point it out."