Perhapsy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by uncertainty; prone to hesitation. rare

    "Students soon learn that, on true-false tests, assertions containing strong, forthright words like “always” or “never” are usually intended as false, while those containing hesitant, perhapsy words like “sometimes,” “can,” or “may” are generally to be regarded as true."

Example

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"Students soon learn that, on true-false tests, assertions containing strong, forthright words like “always” or “never” are usually intended as false, while those containing hesitant, perhapsy words like “sometimes,” “can,” or “may” are generally to be regarded as true."

Etymology

From perhaps + -y.

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