• Reluctantly

    Full definition of reluctantly

    Adverb

    reluctantly

    1. In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
      • 1905, w, w:The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 5, Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.
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