uncertainly
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un·cer·tain
(ŭn-sûr′tn)adj.
1. Not known or established; questionable: domestic changes of great if uncertain consequences.
2. Not determined; undecided: uncertain plans.
3. Not having sure knowledge: an uncertain recollection of the sequence of events.
4.
a. Subject to change; variable: uncertain weather.
b. Unsteady; fitful: uncertain light.
un·cer′tain·ly adv.
un·cer′tain·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | uncertainly - in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" |
| 2. | uncertainly - showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly" |
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Translations
بصورَةٍ غَيْر مؤَكَّدَه
neurčitě
óörugglega
neurčito
kararsızca
uncertainly
[ʌnˈsɜːtnlɪ] ADV he stood there uncertainly for a moment → por un momento se quedó allí de pie con aire indeciso or vacilanteshe smiled uncertainly → sonrió con timidez, esbozó una sonrisa tímida or indecisa
he said uncertainly → dijo indeciso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ʌnˈsɜːtnlɪ] adv (say) → senza troppa convinzione, con aria incerta; (move) → con passo incertoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uncertain
(anˈsəːtn) adjective1. (of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing. I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.
2. not definitely known or settled. My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.
unˈcertainly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
uncertainly - in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs"
uncertainly - showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly"