Loth vs Loath - What's the difference?
loth | loath |
(UK, rare)
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
Loath is a alternative form of loth.
As adjectives the difference between loth and loath
is that loth is alternative form of lang=en while loath is unwilling, reluctant; averse, disinclined.loth
English
Adjective
(er)- I was loth to return to the office without the Henderson file.
Usage notes
* Often confused in meaning and pronunciation with loathe. * The loath spelling is about four times more common in the UK and about fifty times more common in the US. * This spelling had more currency in the US in the 19th century, appearing in Webster's 1828 dictionary, but not the 1913 edition.Quotations
* (English Citations of "loth")Derived terms
* lothly * lothnessAnagrams
* ----loath
English
Alternative forms
* loth (mostly UK)Adjective
(er)- I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.