unwilling
Americanadjective
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not willing; reluctant; loath; averse.
an unwilling partner in the crime.
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opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate; refractory.
an unwilling captive.
adjective
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unfavourably inclined; reluctant
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performed, given, or said with reluctance
Other Word Forms
- unwillingly adverb
- unwillingness noun
Etymology
Origin of unwilling
before 900; Old English unwillende (not recorded in ME); un- 1, willing
Example Sentences
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The deal closes a battle that ended Thursday when Netflix walked away, unwilling to match Paramount's latest offer.
From Barron's
Netflix, in a separate statement, said it was unwilling to go beyond its $82.7-billion proposal that Warner board members accepted Dec. 4.
From Los Angeles Times
“If DoD makes this the default clause across all AI vendors, it eliminates vendor-by-vendor negotiation over acceptable use and signals that firms unwilling to accept that baseline will be replaced,” Tillipman said.
From MarketWatch
He worried about gossip, “I was unwilling to call upon you to.night for fear of talk.”
From Literature
It is a court of last resort designed to hold the most powerful to account when domestic courts are unable or unwilling to do so.
From BBC
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