Brucker Bears 4-5: reluctant

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

reluctant

(adj) - If you are reluctant to do something, you are slow and unwilling to do it.

Synonyms: unsure, hesitant, afraid, shy
Antonyms: ready, willing, enthusiastic
Etymology: 1641 Latin, from re- "again" + luctari "to struggle."
Morphology: reluctance, reluctantly
Example: If you would be reluctant to bring home an orphaned bear cub, well you should be!

I wonder if Ben Mikaelsen feels that way today...

2 comments:

Talented StudentSeptember 6, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Dylan says,A time I was reluctant is when I was at a Mustangs game and I was playing catch with my friend and the ball went into the field so he wanted me to go get it.
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Talented StudentSeptember 14, 2012 at 4:10 PM
Shelby says,A time I was reluctant when we went on the ride sky moutin in Disney world I didn't want to go but I did it anyway.
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