haltingly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9

Definition of haltingly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  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.”
    “Mr. Biden’s core supporters expressed confidence in his performance, in which he spoke knowledgeably, if haltingly, about foreign policy after hosting a summit of NATO leaders in Washington.”

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Etymology

From halting + -ly.

Words you can make from haltingly

177 playable · top: LIGHTLY (14 pts)

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1 word

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7 words

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18 words

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