disinclined

  • 31Disincline — Dis in*cline , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinclining}.] To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate. [1913 Webster] Careful . . . to disincline them… …

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  • 32Disinclining — Disincline Dis in*cline , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinclining}.] To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate. [1913 Webster] Careful . . . to… …

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  • 33Reluctant — 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… …

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  • 35adverse — ad·verse /ad vərs, ad ˌvərs/ adj: opposed to one s interests: operating to one s detriment an adverse verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. adverse …

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  • 36aliterate — 1. adjective Disinclined to read though not illiterate, able to read but reluctant or unlikely to read. 2. noun Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so. Mark Twain famously said The man who does not read has no advantage over the man …

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  • 37averse — I adjective adverse, alienus, antagonistic, antipathetic, aversus, disinclined, disliking, hostile, indisposed, inimical, loath, opposed, reluctant, repelled, repugnant, revolted, undesirous, unfavorable, unwilling II index antipathetic …

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  • 38reluctant — I adjective adverse, averse, avoiding, begrudging, diffident, discontented, disinclined, dissenting, dissentious, evasive, grudging, hesitant, hesitating, hesitative, inacquiescent, indisposed, involuntary, irreconcilable, not disposed, not… …

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  • 39renitent — I adjective adverse, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, conflicting, counteracting, counteractive, demurring, disapproving, disgusted, disinclined, dissenting, firm, indisposed, indocile, insurrectional, intractable, intransigent, loath …

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  • 40restive — I adjective averse, balking, balky, cantankerous, contumacious, crossgrained, crotchety, deaf to reason, demurring, difficult, discontented, disinclined, disobedient, exceptious, excitable, excited, fidgety, fractious, fretful, grumpy, headstrong …

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