unwilling
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unwilling (comparative more unwilling, superlative most unwilling)
- Not willing; reluctant
- an unwilling servant
- We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.
- 1960 March, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 184:
- [...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].
Derived terms[edit]
- unwillingly (adverb)
Translations[edit]
not willing; reluctant
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