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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Reluctant

/(-tant)/ · Re·luc·tant · IPA /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/
01 a. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
  1. 1.
    Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
    “Reluctant, but in vain.” — Milton.
    “Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.” — Tickell.
  2. 2.
    Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.
Syn. Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See Averse.