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falteringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
fal-ter-ing-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English falteringly From faltering + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more falteringly (comparative) most falteringly (superlative) faulteringly (alternative, archaic)

Synonyms

unsteadily uncertainly

Questions

What does falteringly mean?
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
Where does falteringly come from?
Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English falteringly From faltering + -ly.

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