what does reluctant mean?
RELUCTANT as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways
- fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him
- reluctant to help
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- Meaning
- unwilling to become involved
Usage Example(s)
- they were usually reluctant to socialize
- reluctant to help
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- Meaning
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- a reluctant smile
- loath to admit a mistake
- unwilling to face facts
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