reluctantly
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reluctantly
- /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/
adverb more reluctantly · most reluctantly
- In a reluctant or hesitant manner. Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.
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Closest in meaning: grudgingly, regrettably, regretfully, timidly, hesitantly, unwillingly, willy-nilly, hardly, barely, narrowly, forcibly, halfheartedly, begrudgingly, uneagerly, loathly, involuntarily
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adv in a reluctant manner
| Español | con renuencia, renuentemente, reaciamente, reluctantemente, reticentemente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마지못해 majimothae |
| 日本語 | しぶしぶ shibushibu, 否々乍ら iyaiya-nagara |
| 中文 | 勉強 /勉强 miǎnqiǎng |
| हिन्दी | अनिच्छापूर्वक anicchāpūrvak, हिचकते हुए hicakte hue, झिझकते हुए jhijhakte hue, अनिच्छा से anicchā se |
| Português | relutantemente |
| Français | à contrecœur |
| Deutsch | ungern |
| Italiano | svogliatamente, di malavoglia, malvolentieri, senza alcun interesse, con riluttanza |
| Ελληνικά | διστακτικά distaktiká |
| Русский | неохо́тно neoxótno, с неохо́той s neoxótoj |
Talk about this word "reluctantly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reluctantly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reluctantly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reluctantly "reluctantly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reluctantly.Cite this
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