reluctantly

Anglais

Étymologie

Dérivé de reluctant, avec le suffixe -ly.

Adverbe

Nature	Forme
Positif	reluctantly
Comparatif	more reluctantly
Superlatif	most reluctantly

reluctantly \Prononciation ?\

1. À contrecœur, à contre-cœur.
   • Urquhart succeeded in establishing the impression of a man who was being dragged reluctantly towards the seat of power, placing his duty to his colleagues and country above his own, modest personal interests. — (Michael Dobbs, House of Cards. 1989. Citation extraite du chapitre intitulé « Tuesday 16^th November – Wednesday 16^th November ».)

Quasi-synonymes

• grudgingly
• regretfully