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hedgingly

hedgingly adverb: so as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.

Adverb

hedgingly (comparative more hedgingly, superlative most hedgingly)

  1. So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
    • "Do you like my new dress?" she asked, twirling around in it.
      "Well, the colour is all right," he replied hedgingly.

Forms of hedgingly

comparativemore hedgingly
superlativemost hedgingly

Origin of hedgingly

From hedging + -ly.

Questions about hedgingly

What does hedgingly mean?
Hedgingly means so as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
What part of speech is hedgingly?
Hedgingly is an adverb.

Words near hedgingly in the dictionary

  1. hedging around
  2. hedging bill
  3. hedging in
  4. hedging one's bets
  5. hedging-bill
  6. hedgingly
  7. hedgings
  8. Hedglin
  9. Hedglins
  10. Hedgpeth
  11. Hedgpeths

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