Unwilling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unwilling \Un*will"ing\, a.
     Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling
     servant.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And drop at last, but in unwilling ears,


           This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years."
                                                    --Pope.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Un*will"ing*ly}, adv. --
     {Un*will"ing*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unwilling
       adj 1: not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"
              [ant: {willing}]
       2: in spite of contrary volition

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "unwilling":
     afraid, at odds, automatic, averse, backward, blind, compulsive,
     conditioned, cursory, deaf to, declinatory, differing, disagreeing,
     disinclined, disobedient, forced, fractious, hesitant, impulsive,
     indisposed, indocile, instinctive, involuntary, loath, mechanical,
     mutinous, negative, nonconsenting, opposed, perfunctory,
     recalcitrant, reflex, reflexive, refractory, rejective, reluctant,
     resistant, sulky, sullen, uncomplaisant, uncompliant, uncomplying,
     unconscious, unconsenting, uncooperative, uneager, unintentional,
     unthinking, unwilled, unwitting