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loath
adjective
Reveal meaning and examples
Unwilling or reluctant.
She was loath to discard a notebook full of unfinished ideas.
Dictionary practice example.
After the dinner, Jae felt discontented with the room's poor reading light and reconsidered the lamp for a concrete reason. She faced a quandary because the attractive model took more table space, while a smaller one gave less light in the shop's demonstration. She was loath to spend her remaining allowance before deciding which compromise mattered more.
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