Reluctantly vs Greatly - What's the difference?
reluctantly | greatly |
In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
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To a great extent or degree.
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As adverbs the difference between reluctantly and greatly
is that reluctantly is in a reluctant or hesitant manner while greatly is (archaic) nobly; magnanimously.reluctantly
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Adverb
(en adverb)citation, passage=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.}}
greatly
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Adverb
(en-adv)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal, passage=Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.}}