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hesitatingly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a hesitating manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with hesitation; in a hesitant manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he finally accepted hesitantly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hesitantly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hesitating Middle English -ly English -ly English hesitatingly From hesitating + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: hezite — in a hesitating manner