loth
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- lothness noun
Example Sentences
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I’m loth to judge something without having seen it a few times, but I’m not sure what a race that’s a less good version of the real thing adds.
From The Guardian
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 Literature
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Austen informs us that Emma "was not loth to be first."
From Salon
Biden advisers, as any advisers would with the nomination still to be won, are loth to go into more detail about their candidate’s thinking.
From The Guardian
With 22 races next season, Miami would make 23 in 2021, pushing to the limit teams already loth to add meetings.
From The Guardian
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