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reluctantly
[ri-luhk-tuhnt-lee]
adverb
without really wanting to; unwillingly.
I told her to take a break, just for one moment, and she reluctantly pulled away from her work.
Other 51Թ Forms
- half-reluctantly adverb
- unreluctantly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reluctantly1
Example Sentences
In “Command Feed,” the sixth episode released on Friday, Mensah saves Murderbot from destruction by reluctantly performing surgery on its wiring.
When Madame Moira reaches out to Cadence to announce her upcoming nuptials, she reluctantly agrees to attend her engagement party.
He reluctantly pulled out of the race and “watched his party sleepwalk toward disaster.”
Meanwhile, there’s only one reasonable way his team can get a lot better, quick, which brings this reluctantly penned column to its sorry completion.
Mr Finch said he is "reluctantly" exploring taking extra security precautions in relation to the equipment.
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