LOATHEST

Etymology 1

Adjective

loathest

superlative form of loath: most loath

Etymology 2

Verb

loathest

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of loathe

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


LOATH

Loath, a. Etym: [OE. looth, loth, AS. la hostile, odious; akin to OS. l, G. leid, Icel. lei, Sw. led, G. leiden to suffer, OHG. lidan to suffer, go, cf. AS. li to go, Goth. leipan, and E. lead to guide.]

1. Hateful; odious; disliked. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling; reluctant; as, loath to part. Full loth were him to curse for his tithes. Chaucer . Why, then, though loath, yet must I be content. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOLICITOUSLY

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