About The Word Reluctant
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Reluctant
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What's The Definition Of Reluctant?
[adj] not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"
[adj] unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help" [adj] unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts" Synonyms | Synonyms for Reluctant: disinclined | loath | loth | uneager | unwilling Related Terms | Find terms related to Reluctant: See Also | Reluctant In Webster's Dictionary \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p.
pr. of reluctari. See {Reluct}.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling;
disinclined; loth.
Reluctant, but in vain. --Milton.
Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.
--Tickell.
2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with
reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford.
Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant;
backward; coy. See {Averse}.
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