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Adjective
S:
(adj)
loath
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loth
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reluctant
(unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom)
"a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
S:
(adj)
reluctant
(disinclined to become involved)
"they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
S:
(adj)
reluctant
(not eager)
"foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"