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adj. (backward)

adj. not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"

reluctant

adj. unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"

loath, loth

adj. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

diffident

adj. showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"

antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed, averse, indisposed, loath, loth, averse to

adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

involuntary

adj. not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy

restive

adj. impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

cross-grained, balky, contrarious

adj. difficult to deal with

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

truculent, obstreperous, recalcitrant, unruly

adj. stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint: "an obstreperous almost mutinous crew"; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"; "a truculent speech against the new government"

resistant, challenging, insubordinate, resistive

adj. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

dissident, dissentient, dissenting

adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority

rebellious, contumacious

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

bulldog, tenacious, unyielding, dour, dogged, pertinacious

adj. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

blate, bashful

adj. disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)

impassive, listless

adj. lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored"

afraid

adj. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed, averse, indisposed, loath, loth, averse to

adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

grudging

adj. of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

unintentional, unwilled

adj. without deliberate intent; "my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald

eager

adj. having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

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