Abominable vs Loath - What's the difference?
abominable | loath |
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
* But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable , and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. — Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (George Perkins Marsh)
Very bad or inferior.
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
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unwilling, reluctant; averse, disinclined
* 1911 , (Jack London), The Whale Tooth
*:The frizzle-headed man-eaters were loath to leave their fleshpots so long as the harvest of human carcases was plentiful. Sometimes, when the harvest was too plentiful, they imposed on the missionaries by letting the word slip out that on such a day there would be a killing and a barbecue.
(obsolete) hostile, angry, loathsome, unpleasant
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between abominable and loath
is that abominable is (obsolete) excessive, large (used as an intensifier) while loath is (obsolete) hostile, angry, loathsome, unpleasant.As adjectives the difference between abominable and loath
is that abominable is worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable while loath is unwilling, reluctant; averse, disinclined.abominable
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete) abhominableAdjective
(en adjective)- Note:''''' (Juliana Berners) ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "' abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars".
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "abominable" is often applied: man, woman, crime, act, deed, sin, vice, character, place, mystery, treatment, church.Derived terms
* abominable snowman * abominableness * abominablyReferences
loath
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Alternative forms
* loth (mostly UK)Adjective
(er)- I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.