RELUCTANT

• (adj.) not eager

  "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways", "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"

• (adj.) disinclined to become involved

  "they were usually reluctant to socialize", "reluctant to help"

• (adj.) unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

  "a reluctant smile", "loath to admit a mistake"

  synonyms : loath , loth

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