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unwillingly

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un·will·ing  (n-wlng)
adj.
1. Not willing; hesitant or loath: unwilling to face facts.
2. Done, given, or said reluctantly: unwilling consent.
un·willing·ly adv.
un·willing·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.unwillinglyunwillingly - in an unwilling manner; "he had sinned against her unwillingly"
volitionally, willingly - in a willing manner; "I willingly accept"
Translations
unwillingly [ˈʌnˈwɪlɪŋlɪ] ADV → de mala gana, a regañadientes
unwillingly [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli] adv → à contrecœur, contre son gré
unwillingly
adv → widerwillig
unwillingly [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋlɪ] adv → controvoglia, malvolentieri, di malavoglia
unwillingly [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋlɪ] adv → controvoglia, malvolentieri, di malavoglia


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Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father's house and in his flight he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius.
Oedipus The King by Sophocles View in context
The Spencerian stanza, with its rich variety of movement and its harmonious closes, long shut "Childe Harold" from me, and whenever I found a poem in any book which did not rhyme its second line with its first I read it unwillingly or not at all.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Not when the truth is filthy, but when it is shallow, doth the discerning one go unwillingly into its waters.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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