reluctant
adjective
[ rɪˈlʌkt(ə)nt ]
• unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Similar:
unwilling,
disinclined,
unenthusiastic,
grudging,
resistant,
resisting,
opposed,
antipathetic,
hesitant,
shy,
bashful,
coy,
retiring,
diffident,
reserved,
restrained,
withdrawn,
shrinking,
timid,
timorous,
sheepish,
unconfident,
insecure,
unsure,
suspicious,
unassertive,
apprehensive,
fearful,
costive,
loath,
not in the mood,
indisposed,
sorry,
averse,
slow,
chary of,
not in favour of,
against,
opposed to,
hesitant about,
diffident about,
bashful about,
shy about,
coy about,
ashamed to,
afraid to,
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘writhing, offering opposition’): from Latin reluctant- ‘struggling against’, from the verb reluctari, from re- (expressing intensive force) + luctari ‘to struggle’.
