loath

About 0.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.

   I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.

2. adjective Angry, hostile.
3. adjective Loathsome, unpleasant.
4. verb Obsolete spelling of loathe.

Similar words

averse antipathetic loth reluctant disinclined unwilling indisposed antipathetical recalcitrant hesitant

Often followed by

to the as and that it for

Word family

loathe loathness loathnesses loth