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unwillingly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unwilling or uncooperative manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unwilling manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had sinned against her unwillingly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: willingly

History

Etymology

From unwilling + -ly or un- + willingly.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: könülsüz — in an unwilling manner
  • Azerbaijani: həvəssiz — in an unwilling manner
  • Azerbaijani: istəmədən — in an unwilling manner
  • Bulgarian: неохотно (neohotno) — in an unwilling manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不情愿的 — in an unwilling manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勉强的 — in an unwilling manner
  • Dutch: met tegenzin — in an unwilling manner
  • Esperanto: kontraŭvole — in an unwilling manner
  • French: involontairement — in an unwilling manner
  • German: widerwillig — in an unwilling manner
  • German: unwillig — in an unwilling manner
  • Greek: άθελα (áthela) — in an unwilling manner
  • Hungarian: kelletlenül — in an unwilling manner
  • Hungarian: vonakodva — in an unwilling manner
  • Hungarian: húzódozva — in an unwilling manner
  • Hungarian: ódzkodva — in an unwilling manner
  • Icelandic: ógjarna — in an unwilling manner
  • Italian: svogliatamente — in an unwilling manner
  • Italian: malvolentieri — in an unwilling manner
  • Italian: di malavoglia — in an unwilling manner
  • Italian: senza alcun interesse — in an unwilling manner
  • Latin: invītē — in an unwilling manner
  • Portuguese: com relutância — in an unwilling manner
  • Portuguese: a contragosto — in an unwilling manner
  • Portuguese: sem vontade — in an unwilling manner
  • Portuguese: de má vontade — in an unwilling manner
  • Portuguese: com má vontade — in an unwilling manner
  • Russian: неохо́тно (neoxótno) — in an unwilling manner
  • Russian: не́хотя (néxotja) — in an unwilling manner
  • Spanish: de mala gana — in an unwilling manner
  • Spanish: a cara de perro — in an unwilling manner
  • Spanish: a regañadientes — in an unwilling manner
  • Spanish: disgustosamente — in an unwilling manner
  • Spanish: malamente — in an unwilling manner
  • Spanish: de mala voluntad — in an unwilling manner
  • Swedish: ogärna — in an unwilling manner
Real reading context

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