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unwillingly
Variant of unwilling
unwilling
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un·will·ing (-wil′iŋ)
adjective
- not willing or inclined; reluctant; loath; averse
- done, said, given, etc. reluctantly
Etymology: altered (in 16th c.) < ME unwilland < OE unwillende < un-, not + prp. of willan: see will
Related Forms:
- unwillingly un·will′·ingly adverb
- unwillingness un·will′·ing·ness noun
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