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Meanings of evident unwillingness in English

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Usage of evident unwillingness in English
1
Briefly, baldly, fell the words, spoken in an undertone, with evident unwillingness.
The Keeper of the Door
2
Bonaparte then spoke to him sharply, and the aide-de-camp, with evident unwillingness, left the room.
Vendetta
3
He spoke abruptly and with evident unwillingness.
The Created Legend
4
Helbeck hesitated, then spoke with evident unwillingness.
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II
5
His request was listened to with evident unwillingness, and, while yet unfinished, it was eagerly interrupted by the reply:
The Spy
6
So with evident unwillingness he came slowly forward, and dropping his bundles on the floor flung himself into a chair.
Alton of Somasco: A Romance of the Great Northwest
7
When she piques her lover by her evident unwillingness to wed, Don Jaques packs her off to a convent at Viterbo.
The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood
8
There was an evident unwillingness to leave the table, but an old gentleman who had been losing heavily rose to his feet.
The Count's Millions
9
The Hottentot obeyed the order with evident unwillingness; indeed, the poor animal seemed to know, by the way it walked, the fate prepared for it.
Hendricks the Hunter; Or, The Border Farm: A Tale of Zululand
10
"Or gone over to them," returned Charlie, with evident unwillingness.
Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
11
"By sea," said Antonio, speaking to his horses, with an evident unwillingness to say any more on the subject.
Tales for Fifteen; Or, Imagination and Heart
12
"So gentlemanly," she said, "and so modest too," basing her last conclusion upon his evident unwillingness to say very much of himself or his family.
Maggie Miller: The Story of Old Hagar's Secret
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Evident unwillingness across language varieties
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