reluctantly
adverb/rɪˈlʌktəntli/
/rɪˈlʌktəntli/
- in a way that involves hesitating before doing something because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do
- We reluctantly agreed to go with her.
- Reluctantly, he started the engine and drove off.
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