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reluctant
(encz) | reluctant,neochotný fjey |
reluctant
(encz) | reluctant,odporující fjey |
reluctant
(encz) | reluctant,zdráhavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Reluctant
(gcide) | Reluctant \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p.
pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling;
disinclined; loth.
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Reluctant, but in vain. --Milton.
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Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.
--Tickell.
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2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with
reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford.
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Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant;
backward; coy. See Averse.
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reluctant
(wn) | reluctant
adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a
reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn:
loath, loth, reluctant]
2: disinclined to become involved; "they were usually reluctant
to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
3: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our
ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to
marry him" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
reluctantly
(encz) | reluctantly,neochotně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Reluctant
(gcide) | Reluctant \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p.
pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling;
disinclined; loth.
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Reluctant, but in vain. --Milton.
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Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.
--Tickell.
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2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with
reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford.
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Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant;
backward; coy. See Averse.
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Reluctantly
(gcide) | Reluctantly \Re*luc"tant*ly\, adv.
In a reluctant manner.
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Unreluctant
(gcide) | Unreluctant \Unreluctant\
See reluctant. |
reluctantly
(wn) | reluctantly
adv 1: with reluctance |
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