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Vocabulary
LOATH OR LOATHE?
Key
Loath is an adjective meaning 'unwilling'. It ends with a hard th and rhymes with growth or both.
Loathe is a verb meaning 'to hate intensely'. It ends with a soft th like the sound in smooth or breathe.
Loathe is a verb meaning 'to hate intensely'. It ends with a soft th like the sound in smooth or breathe.
- loath
He was loath to admit that he was wrong.
(=He was unwilling to admit it.)
- loathe
Fred loathes spiders.
(=He hates them intensely.)
We thank Francis Dixon-Clarke (from Sao
Paulo, Brazil) for his contribution.