[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

loath \loath\ l=oth, a. oe. looth, loth, as. l=aeth
   hostile, odious; akin to os. l=aeth, g. leid, icel.
   leiethr, sw. led, g. leiden to suffer, ohg. limacdan to
   suffer, go, cf. as. limacethan to go, goth. leipan, and
   e. lead to guide.
   1. hateful; odious; disliked. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling;
      reluctant; as, loath to part.
      1913 webster

            full loth were him to curse for his tithes.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            why, then, though loath, yet must i be content.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

loath
     adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a
            reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake";
            "unwilling to face facts" syn: loth, reluctant
     2: usually followed by `to' strongly opposed; "antipathetic
        to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on
        such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their
        request" syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, aversep,
         indisposedp, loathp, lothp
see also:
loth reluctant antipathetic antipathetical aversep indisposedp 
loathp lothp 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 moby thesaurus words for "loath":
   afraid, apathetic, averse, backward, balking, balky, dilatory,
   disinclined, grudging, hesitant, indifferent, indisposed, laggard,
   perfunctory, reluctant, renitent, restive, slow, slow to, uneager,
   unenthusiastic, unwilling, unzealous

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