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unsurely

unsurely adverb: in an unsure manner.

Adverb

unsurely (comparative more unsurely, superlative most unsurely)

  1. In an unsure manner.
    • I also look over at Tim, then at Courtney and then at Tim again, who looks at me once more before answering slowly, unsurely, "Cactus pear."1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN

Forms of unsurely

comparativemore unsurely
superlativemost unsurely

Origin of unsurely

From unsure + -ly.

Questions about unsurely

What does unsurely mean?
Unsurely means in an unsure manner.
What part of speech is unsurely?
Unsurely is an adverb.

Words near unsurely in the dictionary

  1. unsuppurative
  2. unsupreme
  3. unsurcharged
  4. unsure
  5. unsured
  6. unsurely
  7. unsureness
  8. unsurer
  9. unsurest
  10. unsurety
  11. unsurfable

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