Irresolutely

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an irresolute or wavering manner.

    "[H]e had heard about him the constant voices of his father and of his masters, urging him to be a gentleman above all things and urging him to be a good catholic above all things. […] And it was the din of all these hollowsounding voices that made him halt irresolutely in the pursuit of phantoms."

Adverb
  1. 1
    lacking determination or decisiveness wordnet

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"[H]e had heard about him the constant voices of his father and of his masters, urging him to be a gentleman above all things and urging him to be a good catholic above all things. […] And it was the din of all these hollowsounding voices that made him halt irresolutely in the pursuit of phantoms."

Etymology

From irresolute + -ly.

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