falteringly

English

Alternative forms

• faulteringly (archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English falter

English -ing

English faltering

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English falteringly

From faltering + -ly.

Adverb

falteringly (comparative more falteringly, superlative most falteringly)

1. In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
   • 1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter IV, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:

     She spoke falteringly, and concluded with a heavy sigh.