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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