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[ ri-luhk-tuhnt-lee ] / rɪˈlʌk tənt li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reluctantly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbwithout 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 reluctantlyreluctant + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM reluctantlyhalf-re·luc·tant·ly, adverbun·re·luc·tant·ly, adverbWords nearby reluctantlyrel. pron., relucent, reluct, reluctance, reluctant, reluctantly, reluctate, reluctivity, relume, relumine, rely Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reluctantlyIn contrast to so many of those who were drafted, the players did not enter the Vietnam War reluctantly. A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down|Nicolaus Mills|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST She reluctantly agreed to make her grams happy, and participated in the Miss Universe Canada pageant, placing in the top 15. The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST He has reluctantly reconnected with a brother we didn't even know he had in Season 1. Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity|Caryn James|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yatsenyuk has announced that his party will now go into the elections, reluctantly, on a list separate from Poroshenko's. Ukraine’s President Wowed Congress, But His Party Has a Dark Side|Anna Nemtsova|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is convinced that, in the end, economic reasoning will force Scots to reluctantly reject independence. Anarchy for the U.K.? British Leaders Panicking Over Scottish Vote for Independence|Nico Hines|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was most indignant that we had been allowed to come this far and reluctantly admitted that our pass was good. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium|Hugh Gibson The answer of modern science is reluctantly obtained, but it is a negative. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation|George McCready Price I reluctantly surrendered my long scroll with its formidable list of signatures. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year|E.C. Hartwell Of course, it took time for all this to be suspected and reluctantly admitted. Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various "A hundred dollars a month," answered the bookkeeper, reluctantly. Driven From Home|Horatio Alger
Words related to reluctantlywarily, hesitantly, cautiously, unwillingly, carefully, involuntarily, grudgingly, unenthusiastically |