unwilling
adjective
not willing; reluctant; loath; averse.
unwillingly
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a word derived from
unwilling.
Example Sentences
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The gig becomes a lonely endeavor, however, when the pandemic hits and he’s confined to a depopulated campus, sent unwillingly into a kind of monkhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
How does this play in the world in which you have, I think, unwillingly, been a spokesman for a lot of people who don’t particularly wanna say this, but are maybe glad somebody’s saying it?
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
If those tactics don’t work, more of them are unwillingly becoming landlords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Some people expressed indignation and concern that a passenger could be bumped off a ship unwillingly.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
She had granted Florence the victory—with a promptness that had the effect of making Florence, however dimly and unwillingly, wonder if her victory was real.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
