"reluctantly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reluctantly.wav Forms: more reluctantly [comparative], most reluctantly [superlative]
Etymology: From reluctant + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reluctant|ly}} reluctant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} reluctantly (comparative more reluctantly, superlative most reluctantly)
  1. In a reluctant or hesitant manner. Translations (in a reluctant manner): könülsüz (Azerbaijani), həvəssiz (Azerbaijani), 勉強 (Chinese Mandarin), 勉强 (miǎnqiǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), váhavě (Czech), met tegenzin (Dutch), vastahakoisesti (Finnish), à contrecœur (French), ungern (German), διστακτικά (distaktiká) (Greek), अनिच्छापूर्वक (anicchāpūrvak) (Hindi), हिचकते हुए (hicakte hue) (Hindi), झिझकते हुए (jhijhakte hue) (Hindi), अनिच्छा से (anicchā se) (Hindi), svogliatamente (Italian), di malavoglia (Italian), malvolentieri (Italian), senza alcun interesse (Italian), con riluttanza (Italian), しぶしぶ (shibushibu) (Japanese), 否々乍ら (iyaiya-nagara) (alt: いやいやながら) (Japanese), 마지못해 (majimothae) (Korean), tʼáá tiʼída (Navajo), onnood (Plautdietsch), relutantemente (Portuguese), неохо́тно (neoxótno) (Russian), с неохо́той (s neoxótoj) (Russian), a regañadientes (Spanish), de mala gana (Spanish), con renuencia (Spanish), неохоче (neoxoče) (Ukrainian)
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
          "word": "di malavoglia"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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          "sense": "in a reluctant manner",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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