stutteringly

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adverb

In a stuttering manner.

“a stutteringly embarrassed apology”

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Meanings

adverbstutteringly (comparative more stutteringly, superlative most stutteringly)

comparative more stutteringly · superlative most stutteringly

  1. In a stuttering manner.

    a stutteringly embarrassed apology

    1 more example

    Whenever they sing to me, they smile. I think it’s Kayla’s favorite part, too, because she sings stutteringly along.

    2017, Jesmyn Ward, Sing, Unburied, Sing, Bloomsbury Circus, page 27

Origin

From stuttering + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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