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51reluctant — [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first… …
52ineluctable — [in΄i luk′tə bəl] adj. [L ineluctabilis < in , not + eluctabilis, that can be resisted by struggling < eluctari, to struggle < ex , out + luctari, to struggle < IE base * leug , to bend > LOCK1, Gr lygos, supple twig] not to be… …
53lock — lock1 [läk] n. [ME < OE loc, a bolt, bar, enclosure, prison, akin to Ger loch, a hole, ON lok, a lid, prob. < IE base * leug , to bend > Gr lygos, supple twig, L luctȧri, to struggle] 1. a mechanical device furnished with a bolt and,… …
54reluctant — [ri luk′tənt] adj. [L reluctans, prp. of reluctari, to resist < re , against + luctari, to struggle: see LOCK1] 1. opposed in mind (to do something); unwilling; disinclined 2. marked by unwillingness [a reluctant answer] 3. Rare struggling… …
55reluctant — adj. (often foll. by to + infin.) unwilling or disinclined (most reluctant to agree). Derivatives: reluctance n. reluctantly adv. Etymology: L reluctari (as RE , luctari struggle) …
56colluctation — ˌkäləkˈtāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin colluctation , colluctatio, from colluctatus (past participle of colluctari to struggle, from com + luctari) + ion , io ion more at lock : struggle …
57eluctation — noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin eluctation , eluctatio, from Latin eluctatus (past participle of eluctari to struggle out, from e + luctari, luctare to struggle, wrestle) + ion , io ion more at lock (ringlet of hair) obsolete : a bursting or… …
58luctation — noun ( s) Etymology: Latin luctation , luctatio, from luctatus (past participle of luctari to struggle) + ion , io ion more at lock obsolete : endeavor, struggle …
59in|e|luc|ta|ble — «IHN ih LUHK tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be escaped or avoided; inevitable: »the ineluctable grip of Time. All this is deeply imbedded in the ineluctable logic of scientific progress (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). ╂[< Latin… …
60re|luc´tant|ly — re|luc|tant «rih LUHK tuhnt», adjective. 1. showing unwillingness; unwilling: »The teacher led the reluctant boy to the principal. He put the flimsy paper down with a slow, reluctant movement (H. G. Wells). 2. slow to act because unwilling: »I am …
