indecisively
indecisively adverb: in an indecisive manner.
Adverb
indecisively (comparative more indecisively, superlative most indecisively)
- In an indecisive manner.
- I stood there indecisively for a few minutes. Then I turned east, Londonwards.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 52
- She stood indecisively in front of the drugstore, wanting a Coke icee. The heated aroma of warn donuts floated by on the damp air from the bakery next door, where they also had an icee machine, leaking crystal tendrils of cold condensation down its refrigerated front.1994, Myrna Marler, “Encounter”, in Greg A. Berryman, editor, Kula Manu, Laie, Haw.: Brigham Young University–Hawaii, page 39
Forms of indecisively
| comparative | more indecisively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most indecisively |
Origin of indecisively
From indecisive + -ly.
Questions about indecisively
- What does indecisively mean?
- Indecisively means in an indecisive manner.
- What part of speech is indecisively?
- Indecisively is an adverb.
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