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21reluctant landlord — n. A person who is forced to rent his house because he is unable to sell it. Example Citations: Rents are jumping up as more and more potential home buyers opt to rent, said David Newnes, LSL s estate agency managing director....Furthermore, the… …
22reluctant — re|luc|tant [rıˈlʌktənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of reluctari to fight against ] slow and unwilling ▪ She gave a reluctant smile. reluctant to do sth ▪ Maddox was reluctant to talk about it. >reluctantly adv …
23reluctant — [[t]rɪlʌ̱ktənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ to inf If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm. Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help... The police… …
24reluctant — adjective slow and unwilling: She gave a reluctant smile. | reluctant to do sth: She seemed reluctant to join in the discussion. reluctance noun (singular, uncountable): He answered these questions with a certain reluctance. reluctantly adverb:… …
25reluctant — adjective 1) when it came to trying something new, her parents were usually reluctant Syn: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, resistant, resisting, opposed; hesitant Ant: willing, eager 2) a reluctant smile Sy …
26reluctant — adjective /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/ a) Opposing; offering resistance (to). There, breathless, with his digging nails he clung / Fast to the sand, lest the returning wave, / From whose reluctant roar his life he wrung, / Should suck him back to her insatiate… …
27reluctant — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disinclined, loath, hesitant, unwilling, averse, opposed, backward, laggard, remiss, slack, squeamish, demurring, grudging, involuntary, uncertain, hanging back, hesitating, diffident, with bad grace, indisposed,… …
28reluctant — [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first… …
29reluctant — [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first… …
30reluctant to depart — suggesting that the verdict of dismissal was wrong A cricket usage, where unwillingness immediately to accept the decision of the umpire is considered unsporting: He removed... Graham Gooch, who was reluctant to depart after nicking an… …
