Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reluctantly

/ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: re-luc-tant-ly
IPA: /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a reluctant or hesitant manner.

Example Sentences

"Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reluctant Middle English -ly English -ly English reluctantly From reluctant + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more reluctantly (comparative) most reluctantly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce reluctantly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/.
What does reluctantly mean?: In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
Where does reluctantly come from?: Etymology tree English reluctant Middle English -ly English -ly English reluctantly From reluctant + -ly.

How to pronounce reluctantly

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