reluctantly

Meanings

• adverb

  expressing or showing unwillingness to do something

• adverb

  moving or proceeding slowly or unwillingly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with reluctantly
hesitantly , relentlessly , compliantly

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Variants

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reluctantly

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Etymology

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from the Latin word 'reluctare', meaning 'to shrink back' or 'to recoil'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'reluctantly' appears 11 times in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'

2. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch uses the word 'reluctantly' to describe his decision to defend Tom Robinson.

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Related Concepts

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1. hesitation: The state of being uncertain or unwilling to act or decide. 'Reluctantly' is a form of hesitation.

2. resistance: The act of opposing or refusing to comply with someone or something. 'Reluctantly' can indicate a form of resistance.

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Culture

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In literature, 'reluctantly' is often used to describe a character's inner struggle or resistance to a situation or decision. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's reluctance to reveal his past.

How to Memorize "reluctantly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person slowly dragging their feet or unwilling to move. Imagine the resistance they feel.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'reluctantly' with the image of a person hesitating or resisting. Remember, it's an unwilling action.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'R-E-L-U-C-T-A-N-T-L-Y' to remember the meaning: Resisting, Elaborating, Lingering, Unwilling, Cautiously, Temporizing, Acting, Nervously, Tensing, Lingering, Yielding.

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