RELUCTANT
\ɹɪlˈʌktənt], \ɹɪlˈʌktənt], \ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈʌ_k_t_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of RELUCTANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"
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unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
By Princeton University
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unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"
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unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
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Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.
By Oddity Software
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Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
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Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.
By Noah Webster.
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Reluctantly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Reluctantly.
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Struggling or striving against: unwilling: disinclined.
By Daniel Lyons
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Reluctantly.
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Disinclined; unwilling.
By James Champlin Fernald
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