loath
adjective / verb
Meaning
- adjectiveAverse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
Example:
I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.
- verbObsolete spelling of loathe.
- adjectiveAngry, hostile.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,066 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 81% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None