reluctant

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈlʌkt(ə)nt/

adjective

  • unwilling and hesitant; disinclined: [with infinitive]: she seemed reluctant to answer

Derivatives

reluctantly

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the sense 'writhing, offering opposition'): from Latin reluctant- 'struggling against', from the verb reluctari, from re- (expressing intensive force) + luctari 'to struggle'

Spelling help

The ending of reluctant is spelled -ant.