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reluct

[ ri-luhkt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

reluct

/ rɪˈlʌkt /

Origin of reluct¹

1520–30; < Latin reluctārī, equivalent to re- re- + luctārī to strive, struggle, wrestle

Origin of reluct¹

C16: from Latin reluctārī to resist, from re- + luctārī to struggle

Milton makes Adam reluct and wrangle, but it is easy to see he will succumb to his wife's persuasions.

He was by nature highly passionate, but more apt to reluct at the excesses of it.

The first glance made us reluct at encountering in the outset the writer's formidable-looking preface.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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