hesitantly

== English == === Etymology === From hesitant +‎ -ly. === Adverb === hesitantly (comparative more hesitantly, superlative most hesitantly) With hesitation. 1988, Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Шо́лохов (Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov), Quiet flows the Don (translated), volume 1, page 96: Grigory hesitantly took her in his arms to kiss her, but she held him off, bent supply backwards and shot a frightened glance at the windows.'They'll see!''Let them!''I'd be ashamed—' With reluctance. ==== Synonyms ==== (with reluctance): reluctantly ==== Translations ====