reluctant

“Robert Easton, a legendary dialogue coach, had a meeting with Trevor, who was polite but reluctant. The coach asked ‘How do you want him to sound?’”

The president has thus far been reluctant to go down that route, suggesting the presence of US mining firms on the ground in Ukraine would be enough to keep the peace.

"Wicked" has bewitched even its most reluctant fans, enticing them to overstay their welcome in the magical world of Oz.

But most U.S. universities are still generally reluctant to step into the fraught arena, Tallbear said.

He was my earliest memory of the reluctant villain, the character who is both decent and corrupt.