40 entries under grudging topic. ×

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against(adjective, bad, weak, gloomy, unfriendly)
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demurring(verb, adjective, mood, unenthusiastic, averse)
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evasive(adjective, mood, avoidance, averse, disinclined)
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hesitating(verb, adjective, slow, uncertain, shy)
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indocile(adjective, mood, averse, disinclined)
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malcontent(adjective, mood, averse, disinclined)
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remiss(adjective, mood, wary, unenthusiastic, averse)
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slack(adjective, mood, lazy, unenthusiastic, averse)
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wayward(adjective, mood, obstinate, averse, disinclined)
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shrinking(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, mood)
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unready(adjective, unfriendly, mood, lazy, slack)
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begrudging(adjective, affected, mood, strained, artificial)
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compelled(adjective, affected, mood, strained, artificial)
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disobliging(verb, adjective, mood, averse, disinclined)
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uncheerful(adjective, unfriendly, mood, lazy, slack)
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against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, unfriendly, mood)
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unaccommodating(adjective, unfriendly, mood, lazy, slack)
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uninclined(adjective, unfriendly, mood, lazy, slack)
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unobliging(adjective, unfriendly, mood, lazy, slack)
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unwishful(adjective, unfriendly, mood, lazy, slack)
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