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unwilling

/ənˈwɪlɪŋ/

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What does unwilling mean?

adjective

  1. Not willing; reluctant

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IPA pronunciation

/ənˈwɪlɪŋ/

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“There are some events surely in all men’s lives,” I replied, “the memory of which they would be unwilling entirely to lose?”
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
Clement was on various other occasions invited to undertake work requiring extra skill, which other mechanics were unwilling or unable to execute.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
More book examples (3)
I and perfectly satisfied that very few of the lowest strata of Society are unwilling to work if they could get it.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
But unwilling to hazard the responsibility, she let me in, and presently brought the sharp message that I was to “come up.”
Charles DickensGreat ExpectationsProject Gutenberg ebook #1400
When once the nightmare was over, she set to work once more like a true daughter of courageous France, unwilling to give in.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138