Dictionary Definition
reluctantly adv : with reluctance
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Translations
in a reluctant manner
- Dutch: met tegenzin
- Finnish: vastahakoisesti
- German: ungern
- Korean: 마지못해 (majimothae)
Synonyms, Antonyms 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, languorously, leisurely, limpingly, lingeringly, loiteringly, moderately, perfunctorily, pokily, pokingly, relaxedly, slow, slowly, sluggishly, sulkily, sullenly, tarryingly, tentatively, under easy
sail, under protest, unhurriedly, with agonizing
slowness, with deliberation, with dragging feet, with no
heart