unsurely

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English

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Etymology

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From unsure +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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unsurely (comparative more unsurely, superlative most unsurely)

  1. In an unsure manner.
    • 1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN:
      I also look over at Tim, then at Courtney and then at Tim again, who looks at me once more before answering slowly, unsurely, "Cactus pear."