stutteringly

In a stuttering manner.

Adverb

  1. 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:

Origin

Etymology tree English stuttering Middle English -ly English -ly English stutteringly From stuttering + -ly.

Forms

more stutteringly most stutteringly