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Answer for the clue "Reluctant (to) ", 5 letters:
loath

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English lað "hated; hateful; hostile; repulsive," from Proto-Germanic *laithaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian leth "loathsome," Old Norse leiðr "hateful, hostile, loathed;" Middle Dutch lelijc , Dutch leelijk "ugly;" Old High German leid "sorrowful, ...

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adj. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts" [syn: loth , reluctant ] (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; ...

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