stutteringly
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
From stuttering + -ly.
Adverb
stutteringly (comparative more stutteringly, superlative most stutteringly)
- In a stuttering manner.
- a stutteringly embarrassed apology
- 2017, Jesmyn Ward, Sing, Unburied, Sing, Bloomsbury Circus, page 27:
- Whenever they sing to me, they smile. I think it’s Kayla’s favorite part, too, because she sings stutteringly along.