stutteringly

adv

stutteringly

adv

Etymology From stuttering + -ly.

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In a stuttering manner.

  • a stutteringly embarrassed apology
  • Whenever they sing to me, they smile. I think it’s Kayla’s favorite part, too, because she sings stutteringly along.2017, Jesmyn Ward, Sing, Unburied, Sing, Bloomsbury Circus, page 27:

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