reluctant

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  1. adjective Unwilling; disinclined: reluctant to help.
  2. adjective Exhibiting or marked by unwillingness: a reluctant smile.
  3. adjective Offering resistance; opposing.

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unwilling ·  uneasy ·  anxious ·  wary ·  angry ·  timid ·  hesitant ·  grateful ·  sullen ·  uncertain ·  indifferent ·  weary
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  1. Latin reluctāns, reluctant-, present participle of reluctārī, to reluct; see reluct.

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  1. =OF, reluttant =Spanish reluchante =Portuguese reluctante =Italian riluttante, from Latin reluctan (t-)s, present participle of reluctare, reluctari, struggle against: see reluct.
 

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