reluctant

2 definitions • 4 examples

not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it:

[ + to infinitive ] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.

Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.

She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.

not wanting to do something and therefore slow to do it:

[ + to infinitive ] She had trouble sleeping but was reluctant to take sleeping pills.