Irresolutely
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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 lacking determination or decisiveness wordnet
Example
More examples"[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.