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English
Etymology
From unwilling + -ly or un- + willingly.
Adverb
unwillingly (comparative more unwillingly, superlative most unwillingly)
- In an unwilling or uncooperative manner.
2015 May 8, Cathryn M. Mercier, “‘Listen, Slowly,’ by Thanhha Lai”, in The New York Times:Mai unwillingly starts her journey, wondering how she, still dependent on her parents, can possibly be a reliable companion to her frail grandmother.
Antonyms
Translations
in an unwilling manner
- Azerbaijani: könülsüz, həvəssiz, istəmədən
- Bulgarian: неохотно (bg) (neohotno)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 不情愿的, 勉强的
- Dutch: met tegenzin
- Esperanto: kontraŭvole
- French: involontairement (fr)
- German: widerwillig (de), unwillig (de)
- Greek: άθελα (el) (áthela)
- Hungarian: kelletlenül (hu), vonakodva (hu), húzódozva, ódzkodva
- Icelandic: ógjarna
- Italian: svogliatamente (it), malvolentieri (it), di malavoglia, senza alcun interesse
- Latin: invītē
- Russian: неохо́тно (ru) (neoxótno)
- Spanish: de mala gana (es), a cara de perro (es)
- Swedish: ogärna (sv)
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