reluctant.
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
Meaning & usage
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
She was reluctant to lend him the money
Surprisingly, our new dog is a reluctant ball-retriever.
Contrary; defiant; refractory.
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Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns (whence -ant), present participle of reluctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”) (whence re-.
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