What does hesitantly mean?

hesitantly means "with hesitation; in a hesitant manner".

How many syllables are in hesitantly?

hesitantly has 4 syllables: hes-i-tant-ly. The stress falls on "hes". In IPA it is /ˈhɛzɪtəntli/.

What is another word for hesitantly?

Close synonyms include hesitatingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of hesitantly?

The recorded antonyms are unhesitatingly.

Is hesitantly a common word?

hesitantly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

hesitantly — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
“he finally accepted hesitantly”
Synonymshesitatingly
Antonymsunhesitatingly

Questions about hesitantly

What does hesitantly mean?: hesitantly means "with hesitation; in a hesitant manner".
How many syllables are in hesitantly?: hesitantly has 4 syllables: hes-i-tant-ly. The stress falls on "hes". In IPA it is /ˈhɛzɪtəntli/.
What is another word for hesitantly?: Close synonyms include hesitatingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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