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FALTERINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does falteringly mean?
• FALTERINGLY (adverb)
The adverb FALTERINGLY has 1 sense:
1. in an unsteady manner
Familiarity information: FALTERINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an unsteady manner
Synonyms:
falteringly; uncertainly; unsteadily
Context example:
The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs
Pertainym:
faltering (unsteady in speech or action)
Context examples
"What I said ain't what I meant," Martin confessed falteringly, while he made up his mind to throw himself wholly upon the other's mercy.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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