| Pronunciation: | | ri'luktunt
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- [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"
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RELUCTANT is a 9 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | disinclined, loath, loth, uneager, unwilling |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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