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reluctant dragons

reluctant dragons is the plural of reluctant dragon.

Meaning of reluctant dragon

Noun

reluctant dragon (plural reluctant dragons)

  1. (colloquial) A reluctant person; somebody unwilling to get involved.
    • ENDICOTT: I think probably one of the promotive things we did was to finally convince Luther Terry that he had to do something about smoking and health. He certainly was a reluctant dragon, for a long time.1979, A History of Cancer Control in the United States, 1946-1971

Questions about reluctant dragons

What is reluctant dragons the plural of?
Reluctant dragons is the plural of reluctant dragon.

Words near reluctant dragons in the dictionary

  1. reluctances
  2. reluctancies
  3. reluctancy
  4. reluctant
  5. reluctant dragon
  6. reluctant dragons
  7. reluctantly
  8. reluctate
  9. reluctated
  10. reluctates
  11. reluctating

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