What does Reluctantly mean?
Definitions for Reluctantly
re·luc·tant·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Reluctantly.
Princeton's WordNet
reluctantlyadverb
with reluctance
Wiktionary
reluctantlyadverb
In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
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reluctantly
Reluctantly refers to the state or action of being unwilling or hesitant to do something, often showing discomfort, resistance, or a lack of enthusiasm. It a way of doing something that demonstrates a lack of complete willingness or agreement.
Webster Dictionary
Reluctantlyadverb
in a reluctant manner
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Reluctantly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Reluctantly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Reluctantly in a Sentence
It's the kind of thing where there is no good way to pitch this movie. A guy with a talking teddy bear ... I didn't like the idea when I first heard it, it wasn't until I reluctantly read the script, then met with Seth, and then saw the test with the bear that I knew it would be something special.
There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.
But I think it'll be important to show the American people, this was a decision made reluctantly, this was a decision forced upon us, rather than something we were eager to embrace.
We thought we knew Huma’s story — the woman behind the scenes, and then reluctantly in front of the camera when her own life hit the news. Then, we read her memoir and were stunned by her candor, generosity, warmth, intelligence, and the way that her childhood, faith and family have so authentically woven through her whole life.
We must not, must not, repeat the mistakes of the past and do too little, too reluctantly, and too late.
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- váhavěCzech
- widerwillig, ungernGerman
- de mala gana, a regañadientesSpanish
- ناگهانPersian
- vastahakoisestiFinnish
- à contrecœurFrench
- अनिच्छा सेHindi
- vonakodvaHungarian
- dengan engganIndonesian
- malvolentieri, svogliatamente, senza alcun interesse, con riluttanza, di malavogliaItalian
- בחוסר רצוןHebrew
- しぶしぶ, 否々乍らJapanese
- 마지못해, 마지 못해Korean
- met tegenzinDutch
- motstrebendeNorwegian
- tʼáá tiʼídaNavajo, Navaho
- relutantementePortuguese
- fără tragere de inimăRomanian
- с неохотой, неохотноRussian
- தயக்கத்துடன்Tamil
- อย่างไม่เต็มใจThai
- isteksizceTurkish
- неохочеUkrainian
- ہچکچاتے ہوئےUrdu
- miễn cưỡngVietnamese
- 勉强Chinese
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