irresolutely en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English irresolute Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English irresolutely From irresolute + -ly.
Meanings
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In an irresolute or wavering manner.
[H]e had heard about him the constant voices of his father and of his masters, urging him to be a gentleman above all things and urging him to be a good catholic above all things. […] And it was the din of all these hollowsounding voices that made him halt irresolutely in the pursuit of phantoms.
1916, James Joyce, chapter II, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC, page 93:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most irresolutely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more irresolutely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |