Uncertainly
adverb
In a way that is not sure or not confident.
She moved uncertainly towards the door.
Often appears as...
- stare uncertainly
- move uncertainly
adverb
In a way that is not able to be depended on or be predicted.
The future looks uncertainly due to the ongoing conflict.
Often appears as...
- looks uncertainly
- hangs uncertainly
adverb
In a way that is not sure or not confident.
She moved uncertainly towards the door.
Often appears as...
- stare uncertainly
- move uncertainly
adverb
In a way that is not able to be depended on or be predicted.
The future looks uncertainly due to the ongoing conflict.
Often appears as...
- looks uncertainly
- hangs uncertainly
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Confidence
Use 'uncertainly' to express someone's lack of confidence in actions or decisions.
He replied uncertainly, not sure if his answer was correct.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Gestures
'Uncertainly' often describes physical actions that lack purpose or direction.
She looked uncertainly around the room, unable to decide where to sit.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflecting Hesitation
It conveys hesitation before someone speaks, acts, or makes a decision.
He paused uncertainly before crossing the busy street.
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Confidence
Use 'uncertainly' to express someone's lack of confidence in actions or decisions.
He replied uncertainly, not sure if his answer was correct.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Gestures
'Uncertainly' often describes physical actions that lack purpose or direction.
She looked uncertainly around the room, unable to decide where to sit.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflecting Hesitation
It conveys hesitation before someone speaks, acts, or makes a decision.
He paused uncertainly before crossing the busy street.
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Confidence
Use 'uncertainly' to express someone's lack of confidence in actions or decisions.
He replied uncertainly, not sure if his answer was correct.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Gestures
'Uncertainly' often describes physical actions that lack purpose or direction.
She looked uncertainly around the room, unable to decide where to sit.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflecting Hesitation
It conveys hesitation before someone speaks, acts, or makes a decision.
He paused uncertainly before crossing the busy street.
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Life lessons from an ad...
involves labor. It involves engineering. It involves limited raw materials. And that what we add on top is kind of false. It's a fake version. And there is a reason for some suspicion and uncertainly about it. It patently veers toward propaganda. However, what we do have now
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Alan Dershowitz
American Lawyer
I love discomfort. I mean, my whole life is discomfort. One reason I can never retire is that the idea of just sitting on the beach totally comfortable is not a desideratum in my life. I like ambiguity, I like conflict, I like uncertainly.
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Gerard De Nerval
French Novelist
When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.
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Alan Dershowitz
American Lawyer
I love discomfort. I mean, my whole life is discomfort. One reason I can never retire is that the idea of just sitting on the beach totally comfortable is not a desideratum in my life. I like ambiguity, I like conflict, I like uncertainly.
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Gerard De Nerval
French Novelist
When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.
Example 1 of 2
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