What is to dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate. The secret which I loathe. Waller. She loathes the vital sir. Dryden. See Hate called?
loathe — To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate. The secret which I loathe. Waller. She loathes the vital sir. Dryden. See Hate. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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