Hesitatingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a hesitating manner.

    "“’E’s awful bad, sir," said the voice, hesitatingly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with hesitation; in a hesitant manner wordnet

Synonyms

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hesitantly

Example

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"“’E’s awful bad, sir," said the voice, hesitatingly."

Etymology

From hesitating + -ly.

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