haltingly

Meanings

• adverb

  moving or speaking with great difficulty or uncertainty

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with haltingly
altely , fully , hastily , hutely , jolly , kingly , literally , lively , locally , mightily , nilly , nobly , only , potentially , quietly , quickly , rarely , silly , simply , slowly , sully , tally , temporally , timely , totally , truly , unrarely , utterly , vastly , visibly , voluntarily , warily , weakly , weekly , wholly , willingly , wisely , wisely , wrily

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Variants

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halting , haltingly

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'walking with a limp' or 'lame', from Old English halte 'lame, halt' + -ly 'tending to'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'haltingly' comes from the Old English word 'halte', which means 'lame'.

2. The term 'haltingly' was first used in English literature in the 14th century.

3. The word 'haltingly' is often used in medical contexts to describe the gait of someone with a limp or other mobility issues.

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Related Concepts

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1. hesitancy: A state of uncertainty or indecision, often characterized by a delay in making a decision or taking action. 'Haltingly' can describe a hesitant person's speech or actions.

2. stutter: A speech disorder characterized by disruptions in the normal flow of speech, often resulting in repeated or prolonged sounds, syllables, or words. 'Haltingly' can describe the speech of someone who stutters.

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Culture

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In literature, 'haltingly' is often used to describe a character's hesitant or uncertain speech or actions. For example, in Jane Austen's 'Emma', Mr. Knightley speaks to Emma 'haltingly' when expressing his love for her.

How to Memorize "haltingly"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone walking with a limp or moving slowly and uncertainly. Visualize yourself speaking with hesitation or uncertainty.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'haltingly' with 'hesitant' or 'uncertain'. Remember that 'haltingly' describes speech or actions that are slow or uncertain.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Hesitant and uncertain speech or actions.'

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