reluctantly

[ ri-luhk-tuhnt-lee ]
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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.

Origin of reluctantly

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Other words from reluctantly

  • half-re·luc·tant·ly, adverb
  • un·re·luc·tant·ly, adverb

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How to use reluctantly in a sentence

  • Indeed, so admirable was his manner that I retired unreluctantly from competition.

    Sonia Between two Worlds | Stephen McKenna
  • Leslie looked off in front of her to verify the statement, and unreluctantly settled down on the little sofa to rest awhile.

    Aurora the Magnificent | Gertrude Hall
  • Now I know—my heart knows it, for it has felt it—that she resigns herself to me unreluctantly.

    Shirley | Charlotte Bront