Etymology

hesitatively

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Today it means: In a hesitative manner or fashion. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English hesitative
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  1. Latinhaereō
  2. Latinhaesitō
  3. Latinhaesitātus
  4. Englishhesitate
  5. Englishhesitative
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todayhesitatively

From hesitative + -ly.

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