loth
Britishadjective
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I am loth to denigrate all Trump supporters as racists.
From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019
Today’s artists are sometimes loth to embrace the surrealist tag fully as well.
From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2018
The guitarist said the other members have also tried to oust him from his ongoing position as a co-director of the Priest organization, a role he’s loth to relinquish.
From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2018
Couriers, meanwhile, were often loth to pay stiff premiums.
From Economist • Apr. 5, 2018
Matthias was loth to hang about while a creature was lying injured within his sight, but he had to heed his friend’s advice.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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