unwilling
[uhn-wil-ing]
- not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate; refractory: an unwilling captive.
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Origin of unwilling
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Examples from the Web for unwilling
Contemporary Examples
A few years ago, Crowder stopped making the screws because Spinal Solutions was unwilling to pay a fair price, he said.
The Obama administration has pulled together a coalition as ineffectual as it is unwilling.
In general, Isfahan authorities have been unwilling to speak on the matter.
Many are unwilling to admit that bigotry has entered the mainstream.
Some actors feel the studios are unwilling to take chances with these huge global revenues by taking risks in casting.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the WorldMarlow Stern
August 7, 2014
Historical Examples
America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling.
But she dared not speak; she was unwilling to ask herself anything.
The DreamEmile Zola
Unwilling to be disturbed, I readily believed all that lulled me in my security.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
And what kind of a Dutchman are you, sir, who are unwilling to do honor to the greatest of all Dutchmen?
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Men are seldom credulous of what they are unwilling to believe.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
unwilling
- unfavourably inclined; reluctant
- performed, given, or said with reluctance
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Word Origin and History for unwilling
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