adv ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.

   "He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family."

Adverb

1. 1
   in a halting manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

at irregular intervalsat randombrokenlyby catchesby fitsby jerks

Example

More examples

"I speak English natively, Spanish fluently, and German haltingly."

Etymology

From halting + -ly.

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