Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Reluctant (-ly)
reluctant (-ly), adv. [see reluctant, adj.] (webplay: heart).
- Unwillingly; grudgingly; unhappily; sadly; under protest; with resistance; in opposition to true desires; with a heavy heart.
- Slowly; hesitatingly; uncertainly; haltingly; with fear.
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