English → Latin
“unwillingly” in Latin
aegersick, ill; weak, feeble; difficult, reluctant, troublesomegravōto burden, weigh down, oppress; to make pregnant; to aggravate, make worseinvītusunwilling, reluctant, against one’s will, in spite of me, without my consentcōgōto collect, assemble, gather together; to restrict or confine in space; to force, compel, urge, encourage, finagle
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unwillingly
non libenter: aegre: gravate: invite; or by adjectives, invitus, non libens: coactus (by compulsion). To do anything unwillingly, sometimes gravari aliquid facere (e.g., gravari litteras dare). Very unwillingly, perinvitus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unwillingly?
- The usual Latin words for “unwillingly” are aeger, gravō, invītus; also cōgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.