All 4 Uses of
loathe
in
The Silver Chair
- But if once I were up and out of this chair, then first would come my fury, and after that" — he shuddered — "the change into a loathsome serpent."†
Chpt 11loathsome = disgusting or very bad
- But as the chair broke, there came from it a bright flash, a sound like small thunder, and (for one moment) a loathsome smell.†
Chpt 11
- had flung two or three coils of its loathsome body round the Prince's legs.
Chpt 12 *loathsome = disgusting
- Most of the gang were there Adela Pennyfather and Cholmondely Major, Edith Winterblott, 'Spotty' Sorrier, big Bannister, and the two loathsome Garrett twins.†
Chpt 16loathsome = disgusting or very bad
Definition:
hate, detest, or intensely dislike
Word Confusion: Do not confuse loathe with loath which sounds very similar or the same. Loathe is a verb while loath is an adjective describing "reluctance or unwillingness to do something." Note that loathing and loathsome are forms of the verb loathe even though both word forms lack the "e". Occasionally, you will see loath spelled as loathe even in a published book, but it is rare enough that it is generally considered an error rather than a non-standard spelling.