unwillingly
In an unwilling or uncooperative mannerIn an unwilling or uncooperative manner.
» Tom unwillingly agreed to help Mary.
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1 sensesIn an unwilling or uncooperative manner.
widerwillig, unwillig
неохо́тноneoxótno, не́хотяnéxotja
in an unwilling manner
Examples
9 sentencesTom unwillingly agreed to help Mary.
Did you smash the window willingly or unwillingly?
I unwillingly undertook it.
Sami unwillingly unmasked himself.
Maria got married unwillingly.
ruМария вышла замуж поневоле. — odexed
deMaria wurde gegen ihren Willen verheiratet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From unwilling + -ly or un- + willingly.From unwilling + -ly or un- + willingly.
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Forms
more unwillingly, most unwillingly| Comparative | more unwillingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unwillingly |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.