haltingly

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English halting Middle English -ly English -ly English haltingly From halting + -ly.

1. In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.

   “He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.”

   “I just learned how to read Korean this summer and am still new to the language, so I still read and pronounce the words haltingly when I try to read a sentence in Korean. I take over a minute, whereas one with an excellent command of the Korean language would take 12.5 seconds.”