Definitions for reluctant

Definitions for (adj) reluctant

Main entry: reluctant

Definition: not eager

Usage: foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways; fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him


Main entry: reluctant

Definition: disinclined to become involved

Usage: they were usually reluctant to socialize; reluctant to help


Main entry: reluctant, loath, loth

Definition: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

Usage: a reluctant smile; loath to admit a mistake


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