Reluctant
Reluctant (-tant) , adjective
[Latin reluctans, -antis, present participle of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1.
Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
Reluctant, but in vain.
Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.
2.
Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. — Mitford