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reluctant
(r/I/'l/@/kt/@/nt )

adjective (a)

  • Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom(adj.all)
    Example:
    A reluctant smile.
    Synonym:
    loath, loth
    source: wordnet30
  • disinclined to become involved(adj.all)
    Example:
    They were usually reluctant to socialize.
    Reluctant to help.
    source: wordnet30
  • not eager(adj.all)
    Example:
    Foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways.
    Fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him.
    source: wordnet30
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