reluctant

Words with a similar base: reluctant

'reluctant'

[loath.s.01] as in: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

Examples:
a reluctant smile
loath to admit a mistake

'reluctant'

[reluctant.s.02] as in: disinclined to become involved

Examples:
they were usually reluctant to socialize
reluctant to help

'reluctant'

[reluctant.s.03] as in: not eager

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

Origins

					reluctant (English)
└── reluctans (Latin)

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