uneager
adjective
un·ea·ger
ˌən-ˈē-gər 
: feeling or showing a lack of eagerness : reluctant or unwilling : not eager
an apprehensive, uneager expression
… contractors were rumored to be uneager to make large R&D efforts …—
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Examples of uneager in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The reports returned a definite conclusion: Parents weren’t interested at all, uneager to let their kids loose in a digital arena as expansive as Facebook.
—Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined above
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“Uneager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneager. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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