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.
- 1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:
- There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.
- 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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