loath

As one ruling-coalition member of parliament recently described, Adams would be the rare U.S. ambassador with whom Malaysian politicians would be loath to pose for photos.

The two women received death threats, were loath to leave home even for groceries and had to go into hiding.

As for Brösche, she said that as loath as she is to visit the United States again, she would not completely rule out the possibility of one day coming to Los Angeles.

Glenn is loath to go backward, much less indulge in personality quirks he’s outgrown because fatherhood awaits.

Like so many writers, Arkush was loath to let numbers get in the way of a good yarn, beginning with ranking McDermott at No. 100.