- reluctantly
- adverb see reluctant
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
reluctantly
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Reluctantly — Re*luc tant*ly, adv. In a reluctant manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reluctantly — index unwillingly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reluctantly — adv. Reluctantly is used with these verbs: ↑accept, ↑acknowledge, ↑admit, ↑agree, ↑comply, ↑concede, ↑consent, ↑decide, ↑embark, ↑follow, ↑hand, ↑nod, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
reluctantly — reluctant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling and hesitant. DERIVATIVES reluctantly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «offering opposition»: from Latin reluctari struggle against … English terms dictionary
reluctantly — See reluctant. * * * … Universalium
reluctantly — adverb In a reluctant or hesitant manner … Wiktionary
reluctantly — Synonyms and related words: cautiously, circumspectly, crawlingly, creepingly, deliberately, dilatorily, easily, falteringly, gently, grudgingly, haltingly, idly, in low gear, in march time, in slow motion, in slow tempo, indolently, languidly,… … Moby Thesaurus
reluctantly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. under protest, unwillingly, unenthusiastically, grudgingly, squeamishly, involuntarily, slowly, hesitantly, with a heavy heart … English dictionary for students
reluctantly — rɪ lÊŒktÉ™ntlɪ adv. hesitantly, unwillingly, aversely … English contemporary dictionary
reluctantly — re·luc·tant·ly … English syllables
