'Reluctant' definitions:

Definition of 'reluctant'

From: WordNet
adjective
Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn: loath, loth, reluctant]
adjective
Disinclined to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
adjective
Not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"

Definition of 'Reluctant'

From: GCIDE
  • Reluctant \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
  • 1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. [1913 Webster]
  • Reluctant, but in vain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See Averse. [1913 Webster]