RELUCTANTLY
reluctantly
(adverb) with reluctance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
reluctantly (comparative more reluctantly, superlative most reluctantly)
In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*luc"tant*ly, adv.
Definition: In a reluctant manner.
RELUCTANT
Re*luc"tant (-tant), a. Etym: [L. reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. Reluctant, but in vain. Milton. Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell.
2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. Mitford.
Syn.
– Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See Averse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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