reluctantly

[ri-luhk-tuhnt-lee]

adverb

1. without really wanting to; unwillingly.

   I told her to take a break, just for one moment, and she reluctantly pulled away from her work.

Other Word Forms

• half-reluctantly adverb
• unreluctantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of reluctantly¹

reluctant ( def. ) + -ly

Related Words

• carefully 
• cautiously 
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• warily