English Explanatory Dictionary

hesitantly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. With hesitation.
  2. With reluctance.

Word forms

hesitantly more hesitantly most hesitantly

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitānsbor. English hesitant Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hesitantly From hesitant + -ly.

Synonyms

reluctantly
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