He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration. unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so
Recent Examples on the WebSomeone unwilling to trust others to make decisions and who must personally make all decisions is probably not cut out for HOA living.—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024 And the Commerce Department is slow-rolling its own rural broadband program in states unwilling to defy Congress’ prohibition against government price-setting.—Lindsay Lewis, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 This unwelcome career change precipitated by a freak electrocution on the set of Woo-joo’s reality show—which features male celebrities playing indoor sports, for some reason—on which an unwilling Ki-baek is starring.—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024 But progress has been uneven, and Krupa has been unwilling to update investors on his disposal plans.—Alexandre Rajbhandari, Fortune Europe, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unwilling
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of unwilling was
before the 12th century
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