falteringlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːlt(ə)rɪŋli/,

/ˈfɒlt(ə)rɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈfɔlt(ə)rɪŋli/,

/ˈfɑlt(ə)rɪŋli/

Etymology: < faltering adj. + -ly suffix².

In a faltering manner, hesitatingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb]

doubtouslyc1350

incertainly1530

doubtinglya1535

unsurely1595

falteringly1611

uncertainly1613

dubitatively1615

with a grain of salt1647

doubtily1654

hesitantly1660

unsatisfiedly1661

doubtfully1664

Pyrrhonically1710

uncertaina1718

dubitatingly1827

undecidedly1856

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > as if resolutely

falteringly1852

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brutivement, brutishly, rudely..also faulteringly.

1768 Woman of Honor III. 222 He had..faulteringly acquainted me, that the keys of his closet..were under his bed's-head.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. v. 179 ‘May not a witness summon others before the tribunal..’ continued Vivaldi, faulteringly.

1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance ix. 88 She ran falteringly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	falteringly
释义	falteringlyadv. Brit. /ˈfɔːlt(ə)rɪŋli/, /ˈfɒlt(ə)rɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈfɔlt(ə)rɪŋli/, /ˈfɑlt(ə)rɪŋli/ Etymology: < faltering adj. + -ly suffix². In a faltering manner, hesitatingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb] doubtouslyc1350 incertainly1530 doubtinglya1535 unsurely1595 falteringly1611 uncertainly1613 dubitatively1615 with a grain of salt1647 doubtily1654 hesitantly1660 unsatisfiedly1661 doubtfully1664 Pyrrhonically1710 uncertaina1718 dubitatingly1827 undecidedly1856 the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > as if resolutely falteringly1852 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brutivement, brutishly, rudely..also faulteringly. 1768 Woman of Honor III. 222 He had..faulteringly acquainted me, that the keys of his closet..were under his bed's-head. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. v. 179 ‘May not a witness summon others before the tribunal..’ continued Vivaldi, faulteringly. 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance ix. 88 She ran falteringly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1611
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