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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
reluctant
adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a
reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn:
loath, loth, reluctant]
2: disinclined to become involved; "they were usually reluctant
to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
3: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our
ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to
marry him"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Reluctant \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p.
pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling;
disinclined; loth.
[1913 Webster]
Reluctant, but in vain. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.
--Tickell.
[1913 Webster]
2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with
reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant;
backward; coy. See Averse.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for reluctant:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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