unwillingly

UK: /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•will•ing /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/   adj. 

1. not willing;
   reluctant:
   an unwilling partner in the crime.
   [be + ~ (+ to + verb)]
   He's unwilling to testify.
2. stubborn;
   obstinate:
   [before a noun] trying to teach unwilling students.

un•will•ing•ly, adv.: 

came to the party unwillingly.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•will•ing  (un wil′ing), adj. 

1. not willing;
   reluctant;
   loath;
   averse:
   an unwilling partner in the crime.
2. opposed;
   offering resistance;
   stubborn or obstinate;
   refractory:
   an unwilling captive.

• bef. 900; Old English unwillende (not recorded in Middle English); see un-¹, willing

un•will′ing•ly, adv. 
un•will′ing•ness, n.