be loath to

Synonyms

shy away from

Examples

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney. Samuel Johnson

It may be that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,' but I should be loath to see a rose on a maiden's breast substituted by a flower, however beautiful and fragrant it might be, that is went by the name of the skunk lily. Alexander Henry

Words in the phrase

be loath to

Close letter words and terms

be living together be loaded be loath be located be locked away be locked up