unwillingly

unwillingly
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. grudgingly, resentfully, involuntarily, protestingly, sulkily, objecting, protesting, complaining, fighting back, under protest, without enthusiasm, with reservations, with objections, with complaints, with animadversions, with the worst will in the world, kicking and squalling*; see also angrily .

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  • unwillingly — un·will·ing·ly …   English syllables

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