What is another word for unreadily?

Pronunciation: [ʌnɹˈɛdɪlɪ] (IPA)

Unreadily can be replaced with several synonyms that convey the same meaning. A few of these synonyms include unwillingly, hesitantly, reluctantly, unenthusiastically, and with difficulty. Additionally, you can use synonyms like clumsily, awkwardly, or inelegantly to describe actions performed as if with hesitation or reluctance. Each of these words conveys the idea that something was done with difficulty or a lack of eagerness. These synonyms can be useful when trying to describe a particular action, emotion, or thought process in a piece of writing. They provide alternative ways to express something and add depth to your prose.

What are the hypernyms for Unreadily?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Unreadily

Crossjay had informed her of a design he entertained to be off with a horde of boys nesting in high trees, and marking spots where wasps and hornets were to be attacked in Autumn: she thought it a dangerous business, and as the boy's dinner-bell had very little restraint over him when he was in the flush of a scheme of this description, she wished to make tolerably sure of him through the charm she not unreadily believed she could fling on lads of his age.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
It took the three of us to accomplish it, for the window moved unreadily, being seldom raised, as Mrs. Handsomebody regarded fresh air much as she regarded a small boy, as something to be kept in its place.
"Explorers of the Dawn"
Mazo de la Roche
Villagers accept the novel significations which time or fashion gradually confer upon old words very unreadily.
"Grain and Chaff from an English Manor"
Arthur H. Savory

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