hedgingly

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adverb

So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.

“"Do you like my new dress?" she asked, twirling around in it. "Well, the colour is all right," he replied hedgingly.”

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Meanings

adverbhedgingly (comparative more hedgingly, superlative most hedgingly)

comparative more hedgingly · superlative most hedgingly

  1. So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.

    "Do you like my new dress?" she asked, twirling around in it. "Well, the colour is all right," he replied hedgingly.

Origin

From hedging + -ly.

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hedgingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedgingly

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“hedgingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedgingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hedgingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedgingly.

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