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Webster 1913 Edition


Haltingly

Halt′ing-ly

(ha̤lt′ĭng-ly̆)
,
adv.
In a halting or limping manner.

Webster 1828 Edition


Haltingly

HALT'INGLY

,
adv.
With limping; slowly.

Definition 2024


haltingly

haltingly

English

Adverb

haltingly (comparative more haltingly, superlative most haltingly)

  1. In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
    He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.
    I just learned how to read Korean this summer and am still new to the language, so I still read and pronounce the words haltingly when I try to read a sentence in Korean. I take over a minute, whereas one with an excellent command of the Korean language would take 12.5 seconds.

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