Reluctant
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 3 Dec 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 24 Sep 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 21 Jun 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 12 Apr 2021
- USA Today - Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 6 Sep 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 15 Mar 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 23 Feb 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 6 Dec 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 13 Feb 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
4 letters
EASY
Obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"
IDLE
Not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
POKY
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
SLOW
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
WARY
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
LAZY
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
LOTH
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
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LOATH
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
TARDY
After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
SLACK
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
CHARY
Characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
BALKY
Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
LEERY
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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MODEST
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
POKING
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
GENTLE
Stroke soothingly
AFRAID
Feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
AVERSE
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
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UNEAGER
Lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things"
RESTIVE
Impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"
RELAXED
Without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"
LAGGARD
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
OPPOSED
Being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
LIMPING
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
LANGUID
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
HALTING
Disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
GUARDED
Prudent; "guarded optimism"
GRADUAL
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
BALKING
Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
DUBIOUS
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"
CAREFUL
Mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"
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CAUTIOUS
People who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
HESITANT
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
SLUGGISH
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
INDOLENT
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
MODERATE
A person who takes a position in the political center
SLOTHFUL
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
HESITATE
Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
GRUDGING
Petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
FLAGGING
A walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"
CRAWLING
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
CREEPING
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
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TENTATIVE
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
TOTTERING
(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"
UNHURRIED
Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"
SLOWGOING
Not inclined to be enterprising
SHUFFLING
Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
RETARDANT
Any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"
RESISTIVE
Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
RESISTANT
Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
REPELLENT
The power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"
RELUCTANT
Not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"
LUMBERING
The trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
LEISURELY
Not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
FRACTIOUS
Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
FALTERING
The act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
DIFFIDENT
Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
APATHETIC
Showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
UNWILLING
In spite of contrary volition
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DISSENTING
Disagreeing, especially with a majority
UNYIELDING
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
STAGGERING
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
REFRACTORY
Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
REBELLIOUS
Resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
INDISPOSED
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
LANGUOROUS
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"