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Definition
reluctant — especially to speak freely
- ...if the chaplain's reticent, unimpressive manner were really just a sinister disguise masking a fiery ambition that...Chapter 19 — Colonel Cathcart (75% in)
reticent = reluctant
- They conducted their duties humbly and reticently, with a minimum of fuss, and went to great lengths not to antagonize anyone.Chapter 15 — Piltchard & Wren (3% in)
- He would pass the time at Yossarian's and Dunbar's table with a shy, reticent smile, seldom speaking unless addressed, a glass of thick sweet wine almost untasted before him as he toyed unfamiliarly with the tiny corncob pipe that he affected selfconsciously and occasionally stuffed with tobacco and smoked.Chapter 25 — The Chaplain (16% in)
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