perhapsy

English

Etymology

From perhaps +‎ -y.

Adjective

perhapsy (comparative more perhapsy, superlative most perhapsy)

1. (rare) Characterized by uncertainty; prone to hesitation.
   • 2003 [1962], Banesh Hoffmann, The Tyranny of Testing, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 51:

     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.