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† ˈpausably, adv. Obs. rare—1. [f. *pausable (f. pause v. + -able in a vague use) + -ly2.] In the way of pausing or dwelling upon something; deliberately, without haste; pausefully.
a1632G. Herbert Country Parson vi. (1830) 13 Answers [in church]..are to be done not in a hudling or slubbering fashion,..but gently and pausably, thinking what they say. |